Social Capital and the Networked Public Sphere: Implications for Political Social Media Sites

Johannessen, Marius Rohde

doi:10.1109/hicss.2012.535

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“…This examination was used following the framework of [28], where several constructs of a public sphere are measured, including the amount of social capital among the participants.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While the public sphere is the ideal public debate should be striving for, the concept of social capital can be used to explain who participates [28]. Social capital refers to "connections among individuals -social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them … 'social capital' calls attention to the fact that civic virtue is most powerful when embedded in a sense network of reciprocal social relations.…”

Section: Social Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To measure this the framework of [28] is applied. The framework analyses the public sphere using Dahlberg's criteria for a public sphere (see section 2.1), as well as looking for network effects to help spread the content of the discussion to more people, the type of community being supported, and the type of public sphere being supported.…”

Section: Public Sphere and Social Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Genres of communication in activist eParticipation

Johannessen

2012

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance

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In this paper, we examine the genres of communication in an activist case in a Norwegian municipality. As genres evolve over time, and the emergence of new genre properties is a sign of a mature technology, we compare the genres used in traditional paper-based media with the genres used in social media, to examine the maturity of social media as a medium for activist eParticipation. We also discuss the usage patterns of traditional vs. social media, and their relation to the public sphere. Our findings indicate that so far, the genres used for activism in social media are very similar to their offline counterparts, with some new genres and genre characteristics emerging. Social media is moving towards maturity, but still has a way to go.

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“…This examination was used following the framework of [28], where several constructs of a public sphere are measured, including the amount of social capital among the participants.…”

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Genres of communication in activist eParticipation

Johannessen

2012

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance

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“…The literature has discussed the important role of web technology use in governments that redefine government-public relationships where trust in government is re-built, citizens become able to express their views and become more engaged with their governments [28]; [31]; [29]. Civic engagement is considered a positive force that enhances social trust, norms, and values [23].…”

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A Proposed Model of Trust Factors for E-government Adoption and Civic Engagement

AlAwadhi¹

2019

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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This study aims to explore trust factors affecting the use and adoption of e-government services and its impact on civic engagement. The constructs identified in this study are related to theories of technology adoption in addition to trust constructs: trust in government, trust in technology, and trust in egovernment. The study attempts to propose a model and validate it in the context of a developing country. As this study is exploratory in nature, a questionnaire survey is undertaken using a small sample of 137 participants. The findings show the validity and the reliability of the constructs which are positively correlated with each other. The findings of general Linear model analysis propose a model of trust factors that have significant relationships with the adoption of e-government services and leading to civic engagement.

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“…The research presented in this article concerns the movement of democratic dialogue into the online environment, a phenomenon which is bound to increase in the digital age. We are living in a network society [Castells, 2000], and the public sphere, which in the past was seen as one common discussion space, is slowly being transformed into a networked public sphere consisting of a number of interconnected spaces for dialogue and discussion [Johannessen, 2012].…”

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Political Social Media Sites as Public Sphere: A Case Study of the Norwegian Labour Party

Johannessen¹,

Følstad²

2014

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Political interest and voter turnout is in steady decline. In an attempt to renew interest for political matters, political parties and governments have attempted to create new digital meeting places, with the hope that social media can contribute to renew the public sphere and thereby increase political awareness in the population. Communicating in new media demands adaption to the culture of the new medium, and the networked nature of the Internet poses challenges to old ways of thinking as we can no longer talk about one public sphere but rather a networked public sphere consisting of a multitude of discussion spaces. In this article, we contribute to the understanding of the networked public sphere and online political communication through a case study of MyLaborParty.no, a social network run by a Norwegian political party. Our findings indicate that political parties can create a thriving part of the networked public sphere, as long as they invite opposing voices to the discussion, communicate using the genres which facilitate discussion and have users or moderators who help spread ideas between discussion spaces.

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Social Capital and the Networked Public Sphere: Implications for Political Social Media Sites

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Cited by 8 publications

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Genres of communication in activist eParticipation

Genres of communication in activist eParticipation

A Proposed Model of Trust Factors for E-government Adoption and Civic Engagement

Political Social Media Sites as Public Sphere: A Case Study of the Norwegian Labour Party

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