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Identity as an emerging field of study

Areas of research and the cross-disciplinary challenge

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With the introduction of digital media, publicly available networks and the development of the Information Society, identity has become a pressing contemporary issue with wide ranging impli-cations. This article outlines diverse areas of identity-related research and reviews the relevant literature on offer. Analysis of the research to date leads to the conclusion that cross-disciplinary approach is called for if we are to achieve a comprehensive understanding of Identity in the Information Society.

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Dr Ruth Halperin Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science. Research focus on the Social aspects of Identity in the Information Society

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Halperin, R. Identity as an emerging field of study. DuD 30, 533–537 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11623-006-0137-y

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