Hi Andrew, I read your post with great interest, as we are studiing almost the same topic within our research project "Political Potential of the Internet. The virtual diaspora of Immigrants from Russia and Turkey in Germany" at the Institute for Political Science; University of Muenster/Germany see: http://ppi.uni-muenster.de/starteng.html We are analysing poltical activities of these two immigrants groups online, their internet usage in general, their political orientation as to the country of origin or residence and the creation of ethnic public spheres. In my Ph.D. thesis I also looked into immigrant internet uses, use of local government websites an its general effect on integration so I would really love to exchange thoughts and data on this subject!! Kathrin ------------------------------------ Kathrin Kissau M.A. Institut für Politikwissenschaft Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Platz der Weißen Rose D-48151 Münster/Germany E-Mail: kissau@uni-muenster.de Tel. +49(0)251-83-29943 Research Project Political Potential of the Internet http://ppi.uni-muenster.de On 10/17/07, Andrew Whelan <amj.whelan@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all, We have a project at Trinity starting, researching immigrants' internet use here in the Irish context. In particular, we're interested in how immigrants are accessing local government and social services online, but also how the internet is used for political activity, including political activity related to the country of origin. I'd be very grateful if anyone could suggest useful reading in this area (somewhat to my surprise, an archive search yielded few results). Best, Andrew
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