A Widening Digital Divide and Its Impacts on Existing Social Inequalities and Democracy in Pakistan

Sadia Jamil

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-32706-4_4

A Widening Digital Divide and Its Impacts on Existing Social Inequalities and Democracy in Pakistan

Sadia Jamil^*

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Abstract

Pakistan’s digital inequalities are increasing in terms of public access and usage of the internet. This widening digital divide can potentially reinforce Pakistan’s existing social inequalities. Despite digital divide continuing to grow in the country, the relationship between digital inequalities and other forms of disparities has not yet been fully explored by the local academics. Thus, drawing on the theory of digital divide, this study identifies factors that are widening the digital divide in Pakistan. This study also analyzes how digital divide is reinforcing the existing social inequalities and impacting the country’s democratic process. To achieve the above, the study uses qualitative methods of document review and in-depth interviews. The study uses thematic analysis to analyze the collected data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	59-78
Number of pages	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32706-4_4
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research
ISSN (Print)	2634-5978
ISSN (Electronic)	2634-5986

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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Democracy
Digital divide
Information and communications technology
Social inequalities

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Cultural Studies
Communication
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Linguistics and Language

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