Introduction: Young Citizens In The Digital Age: Disaffected Or Displaced? / Brian D. Loader -- Youthful Steps Towards Civic Participation: Does The Internet Help? / Sonia Livingstone, Nick Couldry & Tim Markham -- New Media And New Voters: Young People, The Internet And The 2005 Uk Election Campaign / Gustavo S. Mesch & Stephen Coleman -- Young Voters And The Web Of Politics: The Promise And Problems Of Youth-orientated Political Content On The Web / Michael Xenos & W. Lance Bennett -- Young Activists, Political Horizons And The Internet: Adapting The Net To One's Purposes / Peter Dahlgren & Tobias Olsson -- Youth Online: Researching The Political Use Of The Internet In The Italian Context / Davide Calenda & Lorenzo Mosca -- Australian Young People's Participatory Practices And Internet Use / Ariadne Vromen -- Rethinking Online Youth Civic Engagement: Reflections On Web Content Analysis / Roman Gerodimos & Janelle Ward -- Technology, Schools And Citizenship Education: A Fix Too Far? / Neil Selwyn -- Reconnecting Young People In Northern Ireland / Roger Austin -- Chattering Classes: The Moderation Of Deliberative Forums In Citizenship Education / Ross Ferguson -- How Democracies Have Disengaged From Young People / Stephen Coleman. Edited By Brian D. Loader. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [186]-205) And Index.