We've assembled a sampling of recent Internet and politics-related activities and writings from the Berkman community...
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?
The Berkman Center co-hosted a Forum event with the Institute of Politics, a spirited discussion and lead up event to the Berkman@10 conference.
Today's luncheon series guest Steve Ward discusses the virtual identities of politicians, technology's role in politics, and blogging civil servants.
Alexander Heffner discussed Scoop08.com, a non-partisan student publication offering coverage of the 2008 presidential election through a nation of student journalists.
As part of our Tuesday Luncheon Series, Alexander Heffner discussed Scoop08.com, a startup non-partisan student publication he co-founded to offer fresh coverage of the 2008 presidential election through a national network of student journalists.
As a primer to tomorrow's lunch with Alexander Heffner, Berkman Center intern Yvette Wohn conducted an email Q + A with Alexander, where they discussed new media, the election, and the difference between blogging and journalism.
Steve Ward discussed his research on how the internet is being used by politicians in the UK and Australia to reinvigorate political interest and engagement.
Hargittai presented a new study using a unique data set on young adults’ Internet uses, skills and participation.
Anti discussed how the recent surge in blogging has changed the state-run media landscape of China and altered the centralized control the ruling party holds over free expression in the world’s most populace nation.
Victoria Stodden on the Potential of the Internet 1:10:08
Danielle Citron of the University of Maryland Law School was the guest speaker on Jan. 15, 2008 at the Berkman Center’s Luncheon Series speaking about technological due process.
The 2007 Internet & Society Conference was positioned to generate questions, insight and solutions from diverse perspectives across the landscape of University, with a focus on the role of University as an institution.
Blogging, Journalism and Credibility: Battleground and Common Ground was organized jointly by the Harvard Law Schools Berkman Center for Internet & Society, the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the American Library Associations Office of Information Technology Policy.
The Internet & Society 2004 conference, entitled "Votes, Bits, and Bytes," took place on December 9 - 11, 2004, on the Harvard campus.