The Journal of International Communication has just published a new INVENT article co-authored by Susanne Janssen, Nete Nørgaard Kristensen, Marc Verboord Franziska Marquart, and Guiseppe Lamberti. Using representative 2021 survey data from nine European countries, the study analyzed Europeans’ digital cultural participation, identifying three key dimensions: cultural information and access, audiovisual entertainment, and content creation and sharing. Our analysis examined sociodemographic, attitudinal, and behavioral predictors to understand the participation patterns, barriers, and affordances associated with various types of digital cultural participation. The findings support the cultural democracy” model over the “democratization of culture” model, highlighting the diversification of cultural participation alongside persistent barriers and inequalities. Sociocultural affordances and offline cultural participation strongly influence digital activities, with individual traits being more influential than national factors.
The article is available in Open Access and can be found here.
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