Centre for Digital Citizenship
The CdC’s mission is to promote outstanding research on the changing nature of citizenship in a digitally networked society and to contribute to the analysis and development of policy in this area.
The CdC is a trusted source of independent critical analysis, with extensive international research connections and excellent relationships with policy-makers in the UK, Europe and globally. The Centre aims to build on its reputation by:
- developing and participating in research networks, programmes and projects;
- disseminating research findings through our website and publications;
- acting as a forum for academic and public debate by organising seminars, conferences and other events;
- contributing to the design and development as well as the evaluation of social technologies in order to grasp better their future potential;
- engaging with policy-makers to understand and respond more effectively to the challenges and opportunities digital media poses for citizenship
The CdC is an interdisciplinary research centre, combining research across technological and social-scientific domains, and theoretical, empirical and practice-based research.