Description
New media forums have created a unique opportunity for citizens to participate in a variety of social and political contexts. As new social technologies are being utilized in a variety of ways, the public is able to interact more effectively in activities within their communities.
The Handbook of Research on Citizen Engagement and Public Participation in the Era of New Media addresses opportunities and challenges in the theory and practice of public involvement in social media. Highlighting various communication modes and best practices being utilized in citizen-involvement activities, this book is a critical reference source for professionals, consultants, university teachers, practitioners, community organizers, government administrators, citizens, and activists.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Marco Adria (Ed.)
Marco Adria is Professor Emeritus of Communication at the University of Alberta. He is co-editor of Handbook of research in citizen engagement and public participation in the era of new media (IGI Global, 2016). He has been a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in Public and Corporate Communication, University of Milan, Italy, and in the Department of Business at the Tecnolόgico de Monterrey, Mexico. His book, Technology and Nationalism (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010) won the Lewis Mumford Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Technics, awarded by the New York based Media Ecology Association.