[ecrea] Journal of Public Deliberation: Equity and Inclusion in Online Community Forums

A special edition on equity and deliberation includes this in-depth 
interview on digital inclusion and online participation (abstract below):
http://po.st/deliberationonlineinclusion 
<http://po.st/deliberationonlineinclusion>


No matter the technology, if you are interested in lessons from 
http://E-Democracy.org/inclusion , also see 
http://E-Democracy.org/research ... further if you are interested in 
helping launch/fund/research NEW efforts to inclusively connect 
neighborhoods and local places online among immigrants and native-born, 
race and ethnicity, income and red and blue, let me know: 
(clift /at/ e-democracy.org) <mailto:(clift /at/ e-democracy.org)>

- Steve


Equity and Inclusion in Online Community Forums: An Interview with 
Steven Clift


        Abstract

Online forums pose unique challenges and opportunities for creating 
equitable public discussions. In this interview, Steven Clift, Executive 
Director and Founder of E-Democracy.org, shares lessons learned about 
how to attract new immigrants and refugees to place-based online 
communities, seeding and facilitating discussions among ethnically 
diverse residents, and fostering civil discourse. He emphasizes that 
building a thriving and diverse neighborhood forum online depends on 
providing spaces where people can discuss community life, exchange free 
goods, and talk about civic issues in ways that arise organically from 
people’s everyday concerns, rather than recruiting people to a primarily 
political forum, which tends to attract privileged residents whose 
voices often dominate in offline politics. Clift also reflects on the 
implications for equity of the changing technological landscape for 
online deliberations, from the rise of Yahoo! Groups to Facebook Groups 
to commercial neighborhood sites, such as Nextdoor.com. As the Internet 
becomes integrated into all aspects of everyday life, Clift’s insights 
can help us to envision how inclusive online forums can be incorporated 
into many kinds of public engagement.


        Recommended Citation

Abdullah, Carolyne; Karpowitz, Christopher F.; and Raphael, Chad (2016) 
"Equity and Inclusion in Online Community Forums: An Interview with 
Steven Clift," /Journal of Public Deliberation/: Vol. 12 : Iss. 2 , 
Article 11.
Available at: http://www.publicdeliberation.net/jpd/vol12/iss2/art11


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