TY - JOUR
T1 - Digital democracy
T2 - Reimagining pathways to political participation
AU - Gil de Zúñiga, Homero
AU - Veenstra, Aaron
AU - Vraga, Emily
AU - Shah, Dhavan
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Recently, research revolving around blogs has flourished. Usually, academics illustrate what blogs are, motivations to blog, and, only to some extent, their role in politics. Along these lines, we examine the impact of digital politics by looking specifically at blog readers. Although blog readers might be considered at the forefront of a new technological revolution, and people have speculated about their participatory habits both online and off, little research has specifically looked at this growing proportion of the population. This article models factors that predict traditional and online forms of participation, presenting a portrait of a new type of political advocate.
AB - Recently, research revolving around blogs has flourished. Usually, academics illustrate what blogs are, motivations to blog, and, only to some extent, their role in politics. Along these lines, we examine the impact of digital politics by looking specifically at blog readers. Although blog readers might be considered at the forefront of a new technological revolution, and people have speculated about their participatory habits both online and off, little research has specifically looked at this growing proportion of the population. This article models factors that predict traditional and online forms of participation, presenting a portrait of a new type of political advocate.
KW - Blogs
KW - Digital democracy
KW - Political participation
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U2 - 10.1080/19331680903316742
DO - 10.1080/19331680903316742
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78049324102
SN - 1933-1681
VL - 7
SP - 36
EP - 51
JO - Journal of Information Technology and Politics
JF - Journal of Information Technology and Politics
IS - 1
ER -