TY - JOUR
T1 - E-government and civic engagement
T2 - How is citizens' use of city web sites related with civic involvement and political behaviors?
AU - Kang, Seok
AU - Gearhart, Sherice
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the 2007 Faculty Research Award at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The authors would like to thank the three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The current study examined content-specific relationships of citizens' use of city Web sites with civic engagement. A Web-based, volunteer survey of 1,966 citizen users of city Web sites found that surveillance, practical services, and direct democracy features functioned as important conditions for citizens' real-world civic engagement. Results indicated that citizens' use of practical services and direct democracy features of city Web sites were associated with citizens' civic involvement and political behaviors. The findings suggest that the relationships between citizens' use of city Web sites and civic engagement differ according to the purpose for which citizens use the sites. The results of the current study exhibit an indication that city Web sites can promote civic engagement among citizens.
AB - The current study examined content-specific relationships of citizens' use of city Web sites with civic engagement. A Web-based, volunteer survey of 1,966 citizen users of city Web sites found that surveillance, practical services, and direct democracy features functioned as important conditions for citizens' real-world civic engagement. Results indicated that citizens' use of practical services and direct democracy features of city Web sites were associated with citizens' civic involvement and political behaviors. The findings suggest that the relationships between citizens' use of city Web sites and civic engagement differ according to the purpose for which citizens use the sites. The results of the current study exhibit an indication that city Web sites can promote civic engagement among citizens.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2010.498847
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2010.498847
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956019579
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 54
SP - 443
EP - 462
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 3
ER -