Includes bibliographical references and index.

Politics and digital media: the impact of digital media on the public and private spheres. From the public to the private: the digitization of scholarship -- From the private to the public: online identity -- Digital media and politics in the liberal democratic state -- The digital economy. The digital economy and the creative industries -- The digital economy and the global financial crisis -- Digital media use. Reading/using digital media -- The new social movements -- Surveillance: the role of databases in contemporary societies -- Digital media use in the developing world -- Epilogues.

Referencing key contemporary debates on issues like surveillance, identity, the global financial crisis, the digital divide and Internet politics, Andrew White provides a critical intervention in discussions on the impact of the proliferation of digital media technologies on politics, the economy and social practices