Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here to sign up for SAGE Journal Email Alerts today!

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
Administration & Society
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in Web of Science
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Web of Science (5)
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Stanley, J. W.
Right arrow Articles by Weare, C.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Complore   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

The Effects of Internet Use on Political Participation

Evidence From an Agency Online Discussion Forum

J. Woody Stanley

U.S. Department of Transportation

Christopher Weare

University of Southern California

We seek to clarify the relationship between Internet use and political participation. Although early theorists touted the potential mobilizing effects of the Internet, existing empirical studies have failed to find support for such a relationship. We challenge these findings through the analysis of an experimental use of an online discussion forum in anagency strategic planning exercise. The Web-based discussion run in parallel to the traditional docket attracted new individuals to participate in the decision-making process and influenced the range of topics discussed. These results suggest that extending opportunities for participation can attract new voices, thereby changing decision makers’information environment.

Key Words: Internet • political participation • administrative rulemaking

Administration & Society, Vol. 36, No. 5, 503-527 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0095399704268503
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Complore Complore   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Journal of Disability Policy StudiesHome page
N. Rubaii-Barrett and L. R. Wise
Disability Access and E-Government: An Empirical Analysis of State Practices
Journal of Disability Policy Studies, June 1, 2008; 19(1): 52 - 64.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 J Public Adm Res TheoryHome page
J. H. Lim and S.-Y. Tang
Urban E-Government Initiatives and Environmental Decision Performance in Korea
J. Public Adm. Res. Theory., January 1, 2008; 18(1): 109 - 138.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]