تاثير اينترنت بر درگير شدگي مدني شهروندان

Civil engagement is one of thefoundational requirements of democra cy and citizenship. Since the last quarter of the 20th century, we have been facing a phenomenon called "Inf ormation Explosion and Planet Awareness ". Intern et, on the one hand, has expanded our democratic knowledge and view, and on the oth er hand, it has brought a new political participation online. Discussing findings of som e ofthe most important qualitative studies carried out in this fi eld, the present article highlights the theory that intern et has had a relatively good influence on adolescents and educated adults ʹ political engagement in the se two ways: online and non-online. Based on these studies, the author has offered a contextual modelfor intern et effe ct on political participation.