Beyond “Political” Communicative Spaces: Talking Politics on the Wife Swap Discussion Forum

Talking Politics on the Net

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Computing with words (CWW) means different things to different people. This article is the start of a position paper, written by some of the members of the CIS Fuzzy Systems Technical Committee Task Force on CWW, that answers the question “What does CWW mean to me?” 1 Chairman of the CWW task force. All of the other authors are members of this task force. 2 This is a task force of the Fuzzy Sys...

The Effects of Internet Use on Political Participation: Evidence from an Agency Online Discussion Forum

This paper seeks to clarify the relationship between Internet use and political participation. While early theorists touted the potential mobilizing effects of the Internet, empirical studies, to date, have failed to offer compelling evidence of such a relationship. This paper challenges these findings through the analysis of an experimental use of an online discussion forum during an agency st...

The Effects of Internet Use on Political Participation: Evidence From an Agency Online Discussion Forum

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Social Media and Politics: Examining Indonesians’ Political Knowledge on Facebook

The Internet and social media have played a significant role in contemporarypolitical sphere of Indonesia. In particular, they have been widely usedfor political activism and discussion; but whether the discussions areconstructive is another issue. Constructive political discussion requiresseveral preconditions; one of the most important requirements is rationalreasoning. Citizens must be equip...