Citizens and their Political Institutions in a Digital Context

The ways in which citizens interact with and participate in their political, governmental, and legal systems are shifting as new digital communication tools are integrated into daily life. Shifts in media systems have consequences for how citizens can, and want to, enact their citizenship. This chapter reviews definitions of democratic and digital citizenship in order to point to three key citizen-institution relationships: citizen to their legal, government, and political information systems. We highlight key research priorities for each of these relationships