Participation in Online Platforms: Examining Variations in Intention to Participate across Citizens from Diverse Sociodemographic Groups

Abstract Theory about the participants in online citizen participation is scarce, limiting government’s ability to design such a way that many and diverse citizens are facilitated participate. To fill this gap, article theorizes factors influence intention of from sociodemographic backgrounds participate platforms. The theory planned behavior used as theoretical lens, which posits behavioral intentions depend on three main (attitude, perceived norm, control), turn informed by behavioral, normative, control beliefs. identify relevant beliefs impact participation, an open-ended questionnaire was administered among 442 respondents. Fourteen defined using thematic analysis. Building these insights, formulates propositions particularly influential for specific groups, effort advance citizens.