Title: - Deep and Wide: Citizen Engagement in the Era of Social Media
Abstract: The growing use of social media in the field of public administration is
one of the most interesting developments of the 21st century. Today, over
half of Canadian adults (58%) report using social networking sites such
as Facebook or Twitter, including 86% of Internet users under the age of
35 years (Statistics Canada 2011). Although governments may not have
been early adopters, the proliferation of social media tools is now singlehandedly reshaping the nature of interaction between governments and
citizens. Not only has social media provided a number of new routes for
public involvement in decision making, but also it has accelerated the speed
at which citizens can provide input into the process. In that sense, social
media can be transformative, increasing the breadth of actors involved in
policy and the range of ideas on which policy is built.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-08-13
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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