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- ISBN 9780520403710
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 09 Jun 2026
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Digital Equity Ecosystems introduces readers to the groundswell of community coalitions that work to alleviate technological inequity and social injustice. Through a comprehensive review of theories and concepts across the fields of information, communication, technology, and public health studies, Colin Rhinesmith reveals how the digital equity ecosystems framework is essential for addressing urgent digital inequalities. Investigating five original case studies of digital equity ecosystems across the United States, Rhinesmith shows how community coalitions serve as vital infrastructure to tackle digital inequality and strengthen democracy. By focusing on these ecosystems as sites for community engagement, civic participation, and social justice organizing, this book helps us make sense of the current moment, arguing that it is crucial to bridge both the digital divide and other social divides more broadly at a time when democracies are in decline worldwide.
Colin Rhinesmith is Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Director of the Digital Equity Action Research Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
