Social media impulses vs. eConsultation control
// January 16th, 2009 // No Comments » // Government 2.0, politics, social media
Remember I said I was working on a couple of papers? Here’s one of them. I think you can recognize my themes, writing style and opinions – although they usually aren’t edited for publication.
“… In this comment, I argue that there is a growing role or the ordinary citizen — whether acting individually or in concert — in framing how specific public policy ssues are perceived and interpreted among a politically attuned and engaged online audience.
Online technologies are helping to build civic awareness among itizens — there is evidence that a growing number of itizens are expressing their political and policy preferences through such online tools as forums, blogs, wikis, social networking sites, e-consultations and even the comment fields of large-circulation newspapers.
Importantly for policy-makers, a small but incredibly dedicated group of online commentators and rapporteurs is influencing the public perception of public policy issues through its activities …”
Peters, Joseph, and Manon Abud. 2008.
“E-Consultation: Enabling Democracy between Elections”
With comments by Kathleen McNutt and Colin McKay.
Choices 15 (1).
