I’m super excited to announce that my book, Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy was officially approved for publication by the editorial committee of the University of California Press!
Update (9/13/25): Here is the descriptive text for the book:
Digital Equity Ecosystems introduces readers to the groundswell of community coalitions that work to alleviate technological inequity and social injustice. Through a comprehensive review of theories and concepts across the fields of information, communication, technology, and public health studies, Colin Rhinesmith reveals how the digital equity ecosystems framework is essential for addressing urgent digital inequalities. Investigating five original case studies of digital equity ecosystems across the U.S., Rhinesmith shows how community coalitions serve as vital infrastructure to tackle digital inequality and strengthen democracy. By focusing on these ecosystems as sites for community engagement, civic participation, and social justice organizing, this book helps us make sense of this current moment, arguing that it is urgent to bridge both the digital divide and other social divides more broadly at a time when democracies are in decline worldwide.