This project unpacks what it means to be a digital citizen in Canada today and presents a research agenda for developing a deeper understanding of the ways Canadians use the Internet and engage in a digital media environment. In a variety of formats, we bring together academics, policy makers, lawyers, journalists, and civil society members to foster interdisciplinary discussions. Through this Initiative we investigate digital civic participation and inclusion, the interaction of citizens and their political and democratic institutions, as well as the need to redesign legal frameworks to strengthen and build democratic institutions and to promote an inclusive society. So far the Initiative includes a conference, report, edited book, and book chapter.
Key questions:
What does it mean to be a citizen in Canada in a digital context?
What are the implications of this digital setting for citizens and policy making?
Outputs:
The Connected Canada Conference held at the University of Ottawa, Oct. 13-14, 2017 (photo below).
Bilingual conference report:
Dubois, E. & Martin-Bariteau, F. (2020). Connected Canada: A Research and Policy Agenda for Digital Citizenship. University of Ottawa Press.
Dubois, Elizabeth and Martin-Bariteau, Florian, Citizens and their Political Institutions in a Digital Context (August 9, 2019). in Dutton, W.H. (ed.), A Research Agenda for Digital Politics. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2020, Ottawa Faculty of Law Working Paper No. 2020-05.
Project leads:
Dr. Elizabeth Dubois, Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau
Funding for this project was provided by a SSHRC Connections Grant.
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