Using New Media for Citizen Engagement and Participation

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Using New Media for Citizen Engagement and Participation

Civics and citizenship

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Language: English

Published by: Information Science Reference

Published on: 27th December 2019

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 14 Mb

ISBN: 9781799818304


Recent technological advancements

have made it possible to use moderated discussion threads on social media to provide citizens with a means of discussion concerning issues that involve them. With the renewed interest in devising new methods for public involvement, the use of such communication tools has caused some concern on how to properly apply them for strategic purposes.

Using New Media for Citizen Engagement and Participation

provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of how social media should be added to public-involvement activities such as citizen juries, public deliberation, and citizen panels. Readers will be offered insights into the critical design considerations for planning, carrying out, and assessing public-involvement initiatives.

Coverage and Audience

Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as citizen journalism, online activism, and public discourse, this book is ideally designed for corporate professionals, broadcasters, news writers, column editors, politicians, policy managers, government administrators, academicians, researchers, practitioners, and students in the fields of political science, communications, sociology, mass media and broadcasting, public administration, and community-service learning.

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