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Access to and capacity for public self-representation have become markers of civic engagement and social wellbeing in Western democratic societies. Digital tools and platforms have extended opportunity for self-representation to many marginalised groups. Nevertheless, inequities persist. Barriers to social participation and adequate self-expression are similar to, but also different from, those experienced prior to widespread digitally mediated communication.
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Vivienne, S. (2016). Introduction. In: Digital Identity and Everyday Activism. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137500748_1
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