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E-Participation
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Author(s): Christopher Wells (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)and Patricia Moy (University of Washington, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 11
Source title:
Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Zheng Yan (University at Albany - SUNY, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch080
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Abstract
Communication has long been understood as essential to the democratic process; it not only conveys information about politics to citizens, but also enables social deliberation by allowing citizens to communicate with one another and with officials. As digital media have developed and become increasingly ubiquitous in communication, new opportunities for civic and political participation are emerging. This entry considers some of the major trends in e-participation, understood as citizens’ efforts to influence their political environments through various uses of digital media. In particular, the authors explore how digital media are giving rise to new practices in: the consumption and sorting of information from the political world, the expression of political views and deliberation, the creation and sharing of novel content online, and citizen organizing within social movements.
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