[Commlist] New Book: Digital Capital. A Bourdieusian Perspective on the Digital Divide

We are happy to announce the publication of the book DIGITAL CAPITAL. A 
BOURDIEUSIAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, by Massimo Ragnedda 
(Northumbria University) and Maria Laura Ruiu (Northumbria University).

More info here: 
https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/Digital-Capital/?k=9781839095535

We are happy to provide review copies to relevant journals. Any book 
reviews editor interested in seeing the book can request a digital 
review copy here: 
http://emeraldinsight.ereviews.eb20.com/Requests/Step1/9781839095535

or email (BooksandSeries /at/ emeraldinsight.com) 
<mailto:(BooksandSeries /at/ emeraldinsight.com)>  to request a print copy.

*The Blurb: *

Starting from the assumption that digital capital is a capital in its 
own right, and can be quantified and measured as such, the authors of 
this book examine how digital capital can be defined, measured and 
impact policy.  Using the Bourdieusian lens, this book makes a critical 
contribution to the field by examining in depth the notion of digital 
capital and by introducing a new theoretical toolkit in order to fully 
conceptualise it. Against this theoretical background, the authors 
propose a set of indicators that can be used to measure digital capital 
at an individual level.

*Review:*

As digital communications becomes ever more central to everyday life, 
work and leisure, their impact on inequality becomes increasingly 
profound. Is there a new ‘digital capital’ acquired by those who gain 
most from these technologies? The authors, established experts in this 
field, address this problem with a thorough and informed analysis of the 
concept, and its implications for policy and understanding.’ - /Peter 
Golding, /Professor, Northumbria and Newcastle Universities, UK

‘Taking their inspiration from Bourdieu’s analysis of capital, Ragnedda 
and Ruiu extend the concept theoretically to the digital. Digital 
capital is operationalised through the creation of an index that 
accounts for differences in digital skills and competencies. Digital 
capital is then related to other forms of capital – economic, social and 
cultural – showing how digital capital works as a bridging capital 
allowing those with economic and cultural resources to use the digital 
to acquire ever greater advantage. This speaks to an important new wave 
of research on the ‘third level of the digital divide’ that seeks to 
measure outcomes. This is a highly cogent and important book both 
theoretically and empirically that should be of interest to sociologists 
of class and inequality as well as communication scholars seeking to 
understand the digital divide.’ - /John Downey/, Professor of 
Comparative Media Analysis and Head of Communication and Media, 
Loughborough University; Vice-President, European Communication Research 
& Education Association

‘Ragnedda and Ruiu’s build the field of Bourdieusian analysis of digital 
inequalities in their timely scholarship that speaks to key issues in 
the emergent field of digital divide studies: theory, methodology, and 
implications. The authors push the field forward by conceptualizing and 
operationalizing digital capital, thus integrating important theoretical 
insights with replicable empirical examination. Meeting this challenge 
allows their work to make real impact concerning the implications of 
digital inequalities for theorists, academics, policymakers, and 
practitioners.’ - /Laura Robinson/, Associate Professor, Santa Clara 
University

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