Political Implications of Digital (e-) Government
In: Digital Government, S. 97-115
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In: Digital Government, S. 97-115
In: Digital Government
In: International journal of emergency management: IJEM, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 59
ISSN: 1741-5071
In: Futures, Band 87, S. 78-82
In: Futures, Band 87, S. 106-121
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies
ISSN: 0016-3287
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies
ISSN: 0016-3287
In: Information Polity: the international journal of government & democracy in the information age, Band 14, Heft 1,2, S. 47-59
ISSN: 1875-8754
In: International journal of e-politics: IJEP ; an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 1-17
ISSN: 1947-914X
This paper examines the portrayal of disability, gender, and identity in virtual communities where representation is a matter of convenience, style, or whim. A survey was conducted of groups, identifying themselves as disabled, with a focus on gender, in the virtual space, Second Life. Four distinctive categories were analyzed in this study: groups associated with disabilities or being disabled, race/ethnicity, gender, aging, and sexuality. In the "real world", the visual cues that activate schemas serve as an explanation for the stigmas and ensuing isolation often felt by people with disabilities. In Second Life, where the visual cues are removed, users with disabilities are associating with others who identify as being disabled. Additionally, gender appears to play a role in the group (i.e. "communities") found in Second Life. Regardless of binary gender framework, the differences between the groups that are externally classified as having some degree of disability, and those who choose to self identify, or affiliate with disability related groups, have rich import for the sociology of online communities as well as for the design and characteristics of games.
In: APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
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In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 87, S. 91-105
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies
ISSN: 0016-3287