Mann, Harry

h.mann@lse.ac.uk

(2010)

The Relationship between Differing Forms of Capital and the Digital Divide

Information and communication technologies are seen today by many industrialised and developing nations as key drivers behind economic and social progression. With the relationship between the 'information society' and 'inclusive society' becoming increasingly close, issues such as the perceived 'digital divide' have come to the forefront of both political and academic discourses across the globe.

This research investigates the digital divide and the interlinked issues of social exclusion and technology use in the United Kingdom with particular reference to inner city areas with high levels of social deprivation. Using Bourdieu's conceptual framework of differing forms of capital (economic, social and cultural), this study aims to examine the relationship between the interaction of differing forms of capital in the context of the digital divide.

Supervisor: Steve Smithson, PhD

Harry Mann is currently Associate Director, Tomorrow’s Investor, Royal Society of Arts. London

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