TY - JOUR
T1 - Can e-participation stimulate offline citizen participation
T2 - an empirical test with practical implications
AU - Tai, Kuang Ting
AU - Porumbescu, Gregory
AU - Shon, Jongmin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2020/2/1
Y1 - 2020/2/1
N2 - E-participation is often flagged for its potential to stimulate greater citizen participation. Yet, whether e-participation contributes to more widespread offline citizen participation or reinforces existing patterns of offline citizen participation remains unclear. Drawing upon a representative sample of US citizens, the results of our analysis demonstrate that greater e-participation, operationalized using different forms of online expression and interaction, is associated with greater offline citizen participation. We also find that this relationship is strongest among those who are less affluent. These results suggest e-participation may play an important role in mobilizing a broader spectrum of citizens to engage in public affairs.
AB - E-participation is often flagged for its potential to stimulate greater citizen participation. Yet, whether e-participation contributes to more widespread offline citizen participation or reinforces existing patterns of offline citizen participation remains unclear. Drawing upon a representative sample of US citizens, the results of our analysis demonstrate that greater e-participation, operationalized using different forms of online expression and interaction, is associated with greater offline citizen participation. We also find that this relationship is strongest among those who are less affluent. These results suggest e-participation may play an important role in mobilizing a broader spectrum of citizens to engage in public affairs.
KW - citizen participation
KW - E-participation
KW - mobilization
KW - reinforcement
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U2 - 10.1080/14719037.2019.1584233
DO - 10.1080/14719037.2019.1584233
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063542980
SN - 1471-9037
VL - 22
SP - 278
EP - 296
JO - Public Management Review
JF - Public Management Review
IS - 2
ER -