Eszter Hargittai

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Eszter Hargittai waiting to be interviewed at the WGN studio
Eszter Hargittai waiting to be interviewed at the WGN studio

Eszter Hargittai is a sociologist at Northwestern University. She holds a B.A. in sociology from Smith College and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University where she was a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, and Woodrow Wilson School. She is a member of the group blog Crooked Timber.

She is currently Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Sociology, and Faculty Fellow of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University where she heads the Web-Use Project.[1][2]

Her research focuses on the social and policy implications of information technologies with a particular interest in how IT may contribute to or alleviate social inequalities.

She was interviewed about the Internet and its social effects on CNNfn's The Flip Side on April 29, 2004. Her work on the international spread of the Internet and its social aspects has been quoted in BBC News [2] as well as referenced by Wired News [3] the Chicago Tribune [4] the Washington Post [5], The Wall Street Journal [6] several other publications, and a United States Senate[7] hearing.

  1. ^ Eszter's entry at the Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research page
  2. ^ a b Life beyond Google on BBC News
  3. ^ Hundt, Reed, "Hundt: Nader Should Back Gore", Wired News', October. 12, 2000.
  4. ^ "Web site urges Democrats to shop at 'blue' companies", Chicago Tribune, 14 December 2004.
  5. ^ "Program Aids Urban Poor In Accessing The Internet", Washington Post, 9 August 2004.
  6. ^ The Wall Street Journal, European Edition, January 26, 2000
  7. ^ Senate Judiciary Hearing - R. Hundt - 5/02/01
  8. ^ Erdõs Number (self-calculation and references)

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