The civic web: Young people, the Internet, and civic participation.

Internet Voting Technologies and Civic Participation: The Users’ Perspective

In many places e-voting technologies are under development, and an intensive theoretical and normative debate is taking place about the pros and cons. We investigate the opinions of the users of this type of technologies, as this is crucial for the shaping and acceptance of the technology. We did not use a survey, but held 14 intensive discussion sessions in different countries with voters and ...

Sociological Analysis of the Relationship between Ethnic Identity and Civic Participation in the City of Ilam

The present research with a sociological approach studies the relationship between ethnic identity and civic engagement in the city of Ilam. The research methodology is survey and data collection tool is questionnaire. The statistical population includes all male and female people higher than 15 years old in the city of Ilam based on census in 2006. According to Cochran sampling, 400 people wer...

Enabling User Participation in Civic Engagement Web Sites

Despite high hopes and large investments, existing efforts at designing and implementing Internet Web pages and systems for civic engagement have met only marginal success, suggesting a need for careful thought and application of research on how to get people to interact using technology. This paper develops and presents a theory for designing effective online civic engagement systems. The theo...

Civic Participation and Empowerment through Visualization

This article elaborates on the use of data visualization to promote civic participation and democratic engagement. The power and potential of data visualization is examined through a brief historical overview and four interconnected themes that provide new opportunities for electronic participation research: data storytelling, infographics, data physicalization, and quantified self. The goal is...

Measuring Civic Knowledge among Young Adolescents in the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study