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Lambiase, Jacqueline
Lambiase, Jacqueline
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University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries
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2018
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U.S. cities rely on their websites to enhance citizen engagement, and digital government portals have been promoted for decades as gateways to participatory democracy. This study, through rhetorical and qualitative content analyses, focuses on 200 municipal homepages from 2017 and the ways they invite participation through public-making rhetoric. The findings reveal very few cities have: platforms for interactive discussions; representations of citizen activities; or ways to call citizens into being for the important work of shared governance.
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Rhetoric
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Political science
Rhetorical question
Citizen engagement
Digital government
Participatory democracy
Shared governance
Public relations
Democracy
Work (electrical)
Political science
Rhetorical question
Citizen engagement
Digital government
Participatory democracy
Shared governance
Public relations
Democracy
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Research Projects
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Strategic Communication