Watching Together: Local Media and Rural Civic Engagement*

Thompson, Jack

doi:10.1111/ruso.12383

Cited by 13 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 71 publications

(72 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Finally, religiosity—especially evangelism—tends to be higher in rural areas, which also corresponds with higher rates of political participation and social capital (Putnam 2000; Putnam et al 2010). That said, rural areas may be behind urban areas in terms of participation rates due to a declining local media market, which is a key component of civic engagement (Thompson 2021).…”

Section: Potential Differences In Urban-rural Political Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Once again, rural (or urban) attitudes would have less of an impact on politics if various elements of participation lag among that group. Although there is a gap in the literature comparing urban-rural participation rates in recent years, a few studies have looked at either urban-rural differences in political participation rates from over a decade ago (Kaufman, 2019a) or have focused on rural participation rates without controlling for other factors (Thompson, 2021). In the former study, participation rates of rural areas have been found to be lower than those of urban areas generally.…”

Section: Potential Differences In Urban-rural Political Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Urban-Rural Differences in Non-Voting Political Behaviors

Lin

Trujillo

2022

Political Research Quarterly

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Existing studies on the contemporary U.S. urban-rural divide have neglected its potential role in non-voting political participation. Theoretically, there are mixed expectations: for example, higher social capital in rural areas, alongside a generally older population, suggest rural areas should have greater political participation. Conversely, lower socioeconomic indicators and more physical distance barriers suggest the opposite. Using nationally stratified survey data from the 2018 CCES ( N = 61,000) and 2020 CES ( N = 60,000), we find that specific participation behaviors do not consistently vary across the urban-rural spectrum, controlling for demographic variables. The few consistently significant differences relate to the nature of location-based access. For instance, using 2020 and 2021 ACLED data, we find that an activity where non-rural residents participate more—protesting—occurs less often in rural areas, thus stymieing participation opportunities for rural and small-town residents. Alternatively, rural and small-town residents are consistently more likely to put up a sign, which may reflect a greater incidence of living in houses with yards compared to urban residents. Social media political participation behaviors do not yield urban-rural differences, further suggesting that once geographic access-related barriers are removed, participation rates are essentially similar across the urban-rural spectrum.

show abstract

Section: Potential Differences In Urban-rural Political Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Potential Differences In Urban-rural Political Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban-Rural Differences in Non-Voting Political Behaviors

Lin

Trujillo

2022

Political Research Quarterly

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In a general sense, participation means "the act of taking part in an event or activity" [30]. In the social sciences, this concept is applied to political engagement (e.g., participation in elections) and non-political activity [31] (p. 940), [24,32]. In short, participation can be defined as "a process in which individuals take part in decision making in the institutions, programs and environments that affect them" [33] or "the engagement of individuals with the various structures and institutions of democracy" [34] (p. 4).…”

Section: Theoretical Background 21 the Concept Of Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the case of participation in social consultations, attachment to the place of residence and the individual's religiosity are crucial [58] (pp. [74][75], [31] (p. 938).…”

Section: Public and Social Participation In Polish Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

Types of Rural Residents in Central Poland in Terms of Their Local Participation: The Perspectives of the Local Authorities and the Inhabitants

2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article analyzes the public participation of rural inhabitants in Poland. It aims to identify the types of rural residents in terms of their local participation. In our research, we adopted the triangulation approach involving using two types of data, qualitative and quantitative, from the research including two types of respondents: mayors of rural communes and inhabitants. On this basis, two typologies of rural inhabitants were created, which were then confronted. First, the local authorities’ views on residents’ engagement in public affairs are presented. Free-form interviews with six mayors of selected rural municipalities of the Łódzkie Region in central Poland were conducted. Based on their observations, the typology of rural inhabitants includes two variables, namely, engagement (activity versus passivity) and motivations for an activity, or a lack of it. Second, we analyzed data from a survey conducted among inhabitants of the same rural municipalities concerning their forms of local participation, their interest in public affairs, their satisfaction with different dimensions of local life and local policy, as well as their trust in the local authorities and sense of impact on local policies and management. The distinguished types of rural inhabitants based on these data differ in their levels of public engagement (very active vs. totally inactive) and preferred forms of activity (individual vs. collective and public vs. social). In the comparison of the results of both studies, we confirmed some of the mayors’ observations concerning the most common type of resident, which is alienated people who are not interested in any public activity. The group of fully active residents, who could be partners in local governance for the local authorities, is very small. On the basis of the interviews with mayors, one can suppose that the situation can be used by local authorities as a justification for not involving residents in local public management.

show abstract

“…However, internet platforms and social media, such as, Twitter are crucial for communication among producers who live farther away from each other. In their studies on knowledge exchange regarding sustainable soil management for producers in the European Union, Mills et al (2019) found that Twitter is efficient in spreading information, while Thompson (2021) concluded that local media are important for rural Americans to obtain local news and information to participate in local activities.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Communication in times of crisis: Information flow among Chinese hog producers during the African swine fever outbreak

2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) had an enormous economic and social impact on Chinese hog producers. Using a face‐to‐face survey with hog farmers from two regions of China, Chongqing, and Hebei, this research investigated how social influence affects producers’ behavior under disease outbreak using social network analysis. It was analyzed how information flows during an epidemic, such as ASF. Results indicate that hog producers used phone and text more frequently to communicate during the epidemic than before. Face‐to‐face meetings with other hog producers and sales agents decreased during the ASF epidemic—potentially leading to isolation. Moreover, the frequency of face‐to‐face meetings with veterinarians decreased for farmers living in a village in Hebei but remained the same for hog producers in Chongqing. This suggests that the desire to have less face‐to‐face meetings was being replaced with the demand for more help regarding hog health from veterinarians when hog producers lived farther away from each other compared to those living closer together. Employing a random effect ordered probit model, these results were further validated, showing that hog producers dramatically reduced their communication frequency with others after the outbreak of ASF. Findings provide insights into how information flows and how actors communicate during a situation of crisis. [EconLit Citations: D71, D85, Q12, Q18].

show abstract

Watching Together: Local Media and Rural Civic Engagement*

Cited by 13 publications

References 71 publications

Urban-Rural Differences in Non-Voting Political Behaviors

Urban-Rural Differences in Non-Voting Political Behaviors

Types of Rural Residents in Central Poland in Terms of Their Local Participation: The Perspectives of the Local Authorities and the Inhabitants

Communication in times of crisis: Information flow among Chinese hog producers during the African swine fever outbreak

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About