Topic “civic activity”

nov
4
2008

Berkman Luncheon Series

Information Technology and Political Campaigning

Professor D. Sunshine Hillygus

Professor D. Sunshine Hillygus, Frederick S. Danziger Associate Professor of Government and director of the Harvard Program on Survey Research, will discuss Information Technology and Political Campaigning -- with video...

US presidential campaign & election '08

We've assembled a sampling of recent Internet and politics-related activities and writings from the Berkman community...

3 nov 2008

Digital Natives: Teens talk politics

The Digital Natives Reporters in the Field series may be taking a breather, but with the US election only three weeks away and the final presidential debate tonight, the conversation on youth activism hardly has time to pause...

15 oct 2008

Video your vote

November 4 at ground level

YouTube and PBS have teamed up to ask US voters to document their voting experiences. You're invited to upload your election day video to the Video Your Vote channel. The Citizen Media Law Project has contributed a piece of its own, Video Your Vote: A Legal Primer...

15 oct 2008

Madison and the Smart Mob: The Promise and Limitations of the Internet for Democracy

The Internet & Democracy blog announces the release of Robert Faris and Bruce Etling's paper, “Madison and the Smart Mob: The Promise and Limitations of the Internet for Democracy.”

15 sep 2008

sep
3
2008

Digital Natives Forum Series

Digital Natives Forum Series: the impact of digital technologies upon young people’s civic engagement

with Dr. Sunshine Hillygus, Keli Goff, Paul Selker, Nasser Wedaddy, and Judith Perry.

An interdisciplinary roundtable discussion on youth & civic engagement: Connecting theory to practice: How can digital media tools enable youths to motivate one another to create meaningful change?

Rebooting America: Ideas for Resdesigning American Democracy for the Internet Age

Personal Democracy Forum has released Rebooting America, including essays from Yochai Benkler, danah boyd, Gene Koo, David Weinberger, and many more.

8 jul 2008

Kiwanja.net Launches Newest Version of FrontlineSMS, Mobile Organizing Tool

FrontlineSMS enables instantaneous two-way communication on a large scale.

27 jun 2008

2008 Presidential E-lection

This week, the Digital Natives and Internet and Democracy projects both dove into the 2008 campaign, offering their thoughts on the role of the Internet in the current U.S. presidential race.

13 jun 2008

berkman interactive

Berkman@10: Civic Engagement and the Youth Vote

The Berkman Center co-hosted a Forum event with the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics which focused on Youth, Politics, and Civic Engagement in the 2008 election year. Speakers/panelists included: Jesse Dylan, HopeActChange.org and Director/Producer of the will.i.am "Yes We Can" video. Wes Hill, co-Founder of HopeActChange.org. Ari Melber, The Nation Magazine. Jeff Frazee, National Youth Coordinator, Ron Paul 2008. John Palfrey, Berkman Center

Reality re-check: Will the Internet draft the next president?

Organize your neighbors, it's time for a (re)viewing party. As part of the Berkman Center’s ongoing tenth anniversary celebration, Berkman@10, we’re retrieving some multimedia classics from our past. To date, we’ve featured Lessig v. Valenti, Nesson re: University, and Barlow on "The Economy of Ideas." This week, in anticipation of our May 14 event with the Institute of Politics -- Youth, Civic Engagement, and the 2008 Campaign -- we're highlighting an earlier, election year collaboration with the IOP.

18 apr 2008

Is the Internet an Effective Tool for Political Engagement During Elections?

From the Internet & Democracy Project... One major challenge of mature democracies such as the US is political engagement of its citizens. America has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among the developed countries. It is particularly true for the young population. But has the trend begun to change noticeably? Is the Internet a factor in all this?

13 mar 2008

Media Re:public

Media Re:public is a research project that examines the current and potential impact of participatory news media.

9 dec 2004
to
11 dec 2004

Internet & Society 2004: Votes, Bits & Bytes

Internet & Society 2004: Votes, Bits & Bytes. How are technologies changing politics, both in the U.S. and abroad? The purpose of this conference is to take a skeptical, results-oriented look at the current state of politics after the 2004 election and from an international perspective in terms of issue-based campaigns, emerging business models, and new tools that affect politics both online and off.

ProjectVRM

ProjectVRM seeks to improve markets by equipping customers with tools for both independence from vendors and better engagement with vendors.

Jamaica Project

True to the Berkman Center’s expansive interest in the interaction between internet and society, the Jamaica project’s mission centers on the use of the internet to shape, define and change society and the world around us – and empower others to do the same. It has explored topics from restorative justice, prison reform and Jamaican independence, to self-expression, learning and entrepreneurship.

Internet and Democracy

The Internet and Democracy Project is an initiative that will examine how the Internet influences democratic norms and modes, including its impact on civil society, citizen media, government transparency, and the rule of law, with a focus on the Middle East.

We the Media

Grassroots Journalism By the People, For the People

In We the Media, nationally acclaimed newspaper columnist and blogger Dan Gillmor tells the story of this emerging phenomenon and sheds light on this deep shift in how we make--and consume--the news.

authored by dan gillmor, published on 24 jan 2006

Chilling Effects

The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse tracks threats to online expression, cataloging cease-and-desist notices and helping Internet users to understand their rights in response.

Center for Citizen Media

The Center for Citizen Media is a new initiative aimed at helping to enable and encourage grassroots media, especially citizen journalism, at every level.

Citizen Media Law Project

The Citizen Media Law Project provides legal training and resources for individuals and organizations involved in citizen media.

Digital Natives

Digital Natives focuses on the key legal, social, and political implications of a generation "born digital" - those who grow up immersed in digital technologies, for whom a life fully integrated with digital devices is the norm. By understanding young people’s interactions with digital media such as internet, cell phones and video games, we may address the issues their practices raise, learn how to harness the opportunities their digital fluency presents, and shape our regulatory and educational frameworks in a way that advances the public interest.

Global Voices

Global Voices Online is an online citizen media community dedicated to amplifying independent online voices from outside North America and Europe.

Net Dialogue

The Net Dialogue project strives to encourage greater public access to Net-related rulemaking by intergovernmental organizations, and to engage technologists and policymakers in exploring ways to protect core freedoms in the Information Society.

OpenNet Initiative

A collaborative project between the University of Toronto, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Harvard Law School, OpenNet Initiative's mission is to identify and document Internet filtering and surveillance, and to promote and inform wider public dialogs about such practices.

SocialPhysics.org

The goal of SocialPhysics is to give people more control over their digital identities: their online identities, personal information and social relationships.

StopBadware.org

StopBadware.org is a partnership among academic researchers, technology industry leaders, non-profit organizations, and volunteers, all of whom are committed to protecting Internet and computer users from the threats to privacy and security that are caused by bad software.

Berkman Center for Internet & Society