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%T How, Why and with Whom Do Local Politicians Engage on Facebook?
%+ University of Agder (UIA)
%A Rustad, Eirik
%A Sæbø, Øystein
%Z Part 2: Social Media and E-Participation
%< avec comité de lecture
%( Lecture Notes in Computer Science
%B 5th International Conference on Electronic Participation (ePart)
%C Koblenz, Germany
%Y Maria A. Wimmer
%Y Efthimios Tambouris
%Y Ann Macintosh
%I Springer
%3 Electronic Participation
%V LNCS-8075
%P 69-79
%8 2013-09-17
%D 2013
%R 10.1007/978-3-642-40346-0_7
%K eParticipation
%K political engagement
%K social media
%K Facebook
%K case study
%Z Computer Science [cs]
%Z Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciencesConference papers
%X This article focuses on how, why and with whom local politicians engage on Facebook. Based on a literature review of the public sphere, eParticipation and research related to social media, we propose a theoretical framework that identifies thematic areas integral to understanding the nature of political participation. The explanatory potential of our ‘ENGAGE’ model (Exchange, Narcissist, Gather, Accented, General and Expense) is exemplified by conducting a qualitative case study focusing on politicians in a local municipality in southern Norway. The findings indicate various uses of Facebook among the respondents, and a dissonance between what the politicians state as being important (engaging in dialogue with citizens) and what they really do (posting statements). We conclude our paper by discussing the use and usefulness of our proposed model, and by summarising how, why and with whom local politicians use social media.
%G English
%Z TC 8
%Z WG 8.5
%2 https://inria.hal.science/hal-01491232/document
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%U https://inria.hal.science/hal-01491232
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