E-electoral Engagement: How Governments Use Social Media to Engage Voters

Macnamara, J; Sakinofsky, P; Beattie, J

E-electoral Engagement: How Governments Use Social Media to Engage Voters

Macnamara, J

Sakinofsky, P Beattie, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Political Science, 2012, 47 (4), pp. 623 - 639
Issue Date:: 2012-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Macnamara, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1387-3882	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sakinofsky, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Beattie, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Political Science, 2012, 47 (4), pp. 623 - 639	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1036-1146	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Governments worldwide are increasingly attempting to use the internet to engage citizens. After an initial focus on delivery of information and services via what technologists call Web 1.0, strategies referred to as 'Government 2.0' and e-democracy have turned attention to the use of interactive Web 2.0-based 'social media' to engage citizens in consultation and participation to redress a concerning 'democratic deficit' and reinvigorate the public sphere. Even in countries with compulsory voting, such as Australia, electoral enrolment, voter turnout and formal voting are declining. Much focus has been given to expedient political use of social media during election campaigns, but an understudied area is how disengaged citizens and youth can be encouraged to engage or re-engage in democratic participation on an ongoing basis. This article reports analysis of initiatives by national, state and territory electoral commissions in Australia and New Zealand to use social media to engage citizens in political participation. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Political Science	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/10361146.2012.731491	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration	en_US
dc.title	E-electoral Engagement: How Governments Use Social Media to Engage Voters	en_US
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Abstract:

Governments worldwide are increasingly attempting to use the internet to engage citizens. After an initial focus on delivery of information and services via what technologists call Web 1.0, strategies referred to as 'Government 2.0' and e-democracy have turned attention to the use of interactive Web 2.0-based 'social media' to engage citizens in consultation and participation to redress a concerning 'democratic deficit' and reinvigorate the public sphere. Even in countries with compulsory voting, such as Australia, electoral enrolment, voter turnout and formal voting are declining. Much focus has been given to expedient political use of social media during election campaigns, but an understudied area is how disengaged citizens and youth can be encouraged to engage or re-engage in democratic participation on an ongoing basis. This article reports analysis of initiatives by national, state and territory electoral commissions in Australia and New Zealand to use social media to engage citizens in political participation. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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