Social Media and Local Governments

Sobacı, Mehmet Zahid

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-17722-9

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“…Discussing how political knowledge affected the emerging modes of citizen participation, the ultimate aim of this process was to analyse how such new engagements influenced the determination of local interests. Fundamental in the findings which agreed with previous research were predominantly those which addressed the steady growth of emerging local participation forums, the low citizen participation in the new modes and the rising popularity of the virtual spaces [30,31,37,43].…”

Section: Emerging Forms Of Local Participation Framing Local Governan...supporting

confidence: 79%

Citizens’ Political Knowledge and the State of Local Governance Interest Determination in Uganda

Kanyamurwa¹,

Obosi²

2022

JPPA

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The state of citizens' political knowledge in shaping local governance interest formulation patterns has been identified as a vital mechanism in democratic systems for centuries. Nevertheless, political knowledge proficiencies remain remarkably scanty among ordinary citizens in the developing world, with significantly few studies directly engaging this local governance reality. The paper discusses how political knowledge influences the changing local interest determination dynamics to reinforce local governance functionality in Uganda. From a sample size of 99 respondents, the study used descriptive qualitative methods and techniques to collect data and analyze the responses. The study found out that notwithstanding institutional inconsistencies, local farmers were considerably more influential in local interest determination compared to politically erudite citizen groups. There were limited structures for citizen participation in decision-making processes, yet likewise found nascent progressive virtual platforms for local interests' deliberations mostly based on digital and traditional media platforms. The nature of drivers which framed political knowledge were typically influenced by structural, political, economic and international dynamics. The study recommended that in order to address the local citizen participation constraints, profound local governance policy transformation interventions should be embarked on to reinforce local infrastructure, the local economy and expansion of education and the democratic space for civil society agencies' operations.

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Section: Emerging Forms Of Local Participation Framing Local Governan...supporting

confidence: 79%

Citizens’ Political Knowledge and the State of Local Governance Interest Determination in Uganda

Kanyamurwa¹,

Obosi²

2022

JPPA

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“…, 2018). Information on social media ecology can be disseminated relatively quick and easy to wider audiences (Sevin, 2016). SMPs facilitate real-time information dissemination (Lin and Kant, 2021).…”

Section: The Use Of Social Media For City Branding Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A successful incorporation of efficient social media use has the potential to transform a stronger city branding through engagement and brand co-creation involving wider audiences (Sevin, 2016). Social media platforms have given rise to new ways of communicating information regarding place brands (Taecharungroj, 2019), including city brands.…”

Section: The Use Of Social Media For City Branding Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward contemporary city branding in the digital era: conceptualizing the acceptability of city branding on social media

Ramadhani

Indradjati

2023

OHI

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PurposeThis study aims to propose a conceptual framework for the acceptability of city branding on social media. The conceptual framework of the acceptability of city branding is necessary to achieve a successful city brand in the social media era. It tries to develop the use of social media in city branding practices and its acceptability, especially in the areas of urban planning and development. The study also explores important issues in the use of social media and its acceptability in city branding practices.Design/methodology/approachThis study was initially conducted using a literature review of relevant, recent, and trustworthy scholarly publications (books, journals, reports, and proceedings) about city branding and acceptability from the electronic database by using relevant terms and keywords to find the relevant literature. The next step was to identify the essential variable described in the literature and assess how these are connected to one another. The last step was to create a conceptual framework using the variables that were found and their interrelationships.FindingsSocial media is crucial for determining a successful model of city branding strategy. Incorporating social media in the city branding process may lead to emerging bottom-up forms of influencing the city branding process, creating better-accepted city branding from wider audiences and guaranteeing a long-term successful city brand. The results of this paper indicate that one can utilize social media user-generated content (from residents and visitors), local government-created content, peer interaction, electronic word of mouth (e-WOM), and the engagement and participation medium to understand whether city branding is accepted by stakeholders through nine dimensions of acceptability: knowledge, information diffusion, experience, attachment, congruence, behavioral intention, perceived quality, engagement, and participation.Research limitations/implicationsThis research outcome can be used to evaluate and extend the classical theory of the acceptability of city branding, or even the overall umbrella term of branding, in the digital age. Despite its contribution, this study is not without limitations. The conceptual framework herein is best suited to a branded city with a high social media penetration rate to better represent real-life phenomena in the offline environment; in other contexts, it presents certain reliability concerns regarding its implementation.Social implicationsThe conceptual framework herein is best suited to a branded city with a high social media penetration rate to better represent the real-life phenomena in the offline environment; in other contexts, it presents certain reliability concerns regarding its implementation.Originality/valueThis research highlight some acceptability dimensions of city branding practice and also emphasize social media platform as useful tool to understand people's opinion, attitude and behavior. Combining these two concepts of the acceptability of city branding and the use of social media provides an opportunity to achieve the goals of meaningful, authentic and resilient city branding.

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“…Table 3. Information shared on social media by local government accounts Source: (Bolívar, 2016;Bonson, Royo & Ratkai, 2014;Bonsón et al, 2015;Heaselgrave & Simmons, 2016;Hofmann et al, 2013;Reddick et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Social Media and Local Government in Indonesia: Adoption, Use and Stakeholder Engagement

Santoso¹,

Rinjany²,

Bafadhal³

2020

Ro. J. Comm. & PR

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While social media has been extensively adopted by local governments, not all of its benefits have been achieved. One reason is that local government-owned social media is less appealing. This research argues that to increase public involvement in social media, the government needs to understand public behavior on social media by exploring public preferences on the content and media produced. This research applies a Stakeholder Engagement Index (SEI) to study public behavior on social media. The results of the study demonstrate that although content containing information about government activities has been produced, it has a low engagement level. Moreover, people prefer content with photos and videos, which apparently dominate local government posts and tweets. This research academically confirms that SEI is an alternative method for understanding public behavior on social media and practically presents choices of content categories preferred by the public.

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Social Media and Local Governments

Cited by 18 publications

References 243 publications

Citizens’ Political Knowledge and the State of Local Governance Interest Determination in Uganda

Citizens’ Political Knowledge and the State of Local Governance Interest Determination in Uganda

Toward contemporary city branding in the digital era: conceptualizing the acceptability of city branding on social media

Social Media and Local Government in Indonesia: Adoption, Use and Stakeholder Engagement

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