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<p>Digital citizenship research has been on the agenda of scholars and practitioners since 1999 and has been trending since 2015. A plethora of approaches and definitions have been arising, with two major directions: a theoretical-methodological and a practical-educative. The present critical literature review is aimed at advocating for a more civic approach to the issue of digital citizenship and at presenting arguments in favour of <italic>a research agenda focused on the participatory components of digital life</italic>. Our desk research operated with both original studies and meta-analyses related to the concept of digital citizenship. While being technically savvy and well-behaved online is a key requirement for today’s netizen, becoming a citizen in virtual spaces requires more. Beyond netiquette, civic participation online is becoming a core competence.</p>
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Digital citizenship research has been on the agenda of scholars and practitioners since 1999 and has been trending since 2015. A plethora of approaches and definitions have been arising, with two major directions: a theoretical-methodological and a practical-educative. The present critical literature review is aimed at advocating for a more civic approach to the issue of digital citizenship and at presenting arguments in favour of a research agenda focused on the participatory components of digital life. Our desk research operated with both original studies and meta-analyses related to the concept of digital citizenship. While being technically savvy and well-behaved online is a key requirement for today’s netizen, becoming a citizen in virtual spaces requires more. Beyond netiquette, civic participation online is becoming a core competence.

Beyond Netiquette: Digital Citizenship as Participation

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania Cluj-Napoca

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Communicatio

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Digital citizenship research has been on the agenda of scholars and practitioners since 1999 and has been trending since 2015. A plethora of approaches and...

Beyond Netiquette: Digital Citizenship as Participation

Published Online: Feb 02, 2022

Page range: 49 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auscom-2021-0004

Keywords
digital citizenship, digital life, participation, critical literature review

© 2021 Rozália Klára Bakó, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Beyond Netiquette: Digital Citizenship as Participation

Published Online: Feb 02, 2022

Page range: 49 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auscom-2021-0004

Keywordsdigital citizenship, digital life, participation, critical literature review

© 2021 Rozália Klára Bakó, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
digital citizenship, digital life, participation, critical literature review