Social Media Participation and Local Politics: A Case Study of the Enschede Council in the Netherlands

Robin  Effing; Jos  van Hillegersberg; Theo W.C. Huibers

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-40346-0_6

Social Media Participation and Local Politics: A Case Study of the Enschede Council in the Netherlands

Robin Effing, Jos van Hillegersberg, Theo W.C. Huibers

Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems

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Abstract

Social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are often seen as political game changers. Yet little is known of the effects of social media on local politics. In this paper the Social Media Participation Model (SMPM) is introduced for studying the effects of social media on local political communities. The SMPM aims to explore the relationship between Social Media Participation and Community Participation. The model comprises four constructs: Social Media Choice, Social Media Use, Sense of Community and Community Engagement. The design of the case study was based on the SMPM and took place among the members and parties of the Enschede council, from a large municipality in the Netherlands. Social media participation levels were measured and compared with the Social Media Indicator (SMI). A negative correlation between Social Media Use and Sense of Community has been discovered. However, we could not find a causal effect that explains this correlation. To analyze the effects in more detail, we show directions for further improvement of the model.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Electronic participation
Subtitle of host publication	5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2013, Koblenz, Germany, September 17-19, 2013. Proceedings
Editors	Maria A. Wimmer, Efthimios Tambouris, Ann Macintosh
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Springer
Pages	57-68
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-40345-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40346-0_6
Publication status	Published - Sept 2013
Event	5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2013 - Koblenz, Germany Duration: 17 Sept 2013 → 19 Sept 2013 Conference number: 5

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Volume	8075
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2013
Abbreviated title	ePart
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Koblenz
Period	17/09/13 → 19/09/13

Keywords

EWI-26400
council
HMI-IE: Information Engineering
Participation
Social Media
Web 2.0
Politics

UN SDGs

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Effing, R., van Hillegersberg, J., & Huibers, T. W. C. (2013). Social Media Participation and Local Politics: A Case Study of the Enschede Council in the Netherlands. In M. A. Wimmer, E. Tambouris, & A. Macintosh (Eds.), Electronic participation: 5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2013, Koblenz, Germany, September 17-19, 2013. Proceedings (pp. 57-68). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8075). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40346-0_6

Effing, Robin ; van Hillegersberg, Jos ; Huibers, Theo W.C. / Social Media Participation and Local Politics : A Case Study of the Enschede Council in the Netherlands. Electronic participation: 5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2013, Koblenz, Germany, September 17-19, 2013. Proceedings. editor / Maria A. Wimmer ; Efthimios Tambouris ; Ann Macintosh. London : Springer, 2013. pp. 57-68 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Effing, R , van Hillegersberg, J & Huibers, TWC 2013, Social Media Participation and Local Politics: A Case Study of the Enschede Council in the Netherlands. in MA Wimmer, E Tambouris & A Macintosh (eds), Electronic participation: 5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2013, Koblenz, Germany, September 17-19, 2013. Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8075, Springer, London, pp. 57-68, 5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2013, Koblenz, Germany, 17/09/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40346-0_6

Social Media Participation and Local Politics: A Case Study of the Enschede Council in the Netherlands. / Effing, Robin ; van Hillegersberg, Jos ; Huibers, Theo W.C.
Electronic participation: 5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2013, Koblenz, Germany, September 17-19, 2013. Proceedings. ed. / Maria A. Wimmer; Efthimios Tambouris; Ann Macintosh. London: Springer, 2013. p. 57-68 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8075).

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Effing R , van Hillegersberg J , Huibers TWC. Social Media Participation and Local Politics: A Case Study of the Enschede Council in the Netherlands. In Wimmer MA, Tambouris E, Macintosh A, editors, Electronic participation: 5th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2013, Koblenz, Germany, September 17-19, 2013. Proceedings. London: Springer. 2013. p. 57-68. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40346-0_6

Social Media Participation and Local Politics: A Case Study of the Enschede Council in the Netherlands

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