Searching for City Hall, Digital Democracy, and Public-Making Rhetoric: U.S. Municipal Websites and Citizen EngagementShow full item record
Title | Searching for City Hall, Digital Democracy, and Public-Making Rhetoric: U.S. Municipal Websites and Citizen Engagement |
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Author | Lambiase, Jacqueline |
Date | 2018 |
Abstract | 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. |
Link | https://doi.org/10.32473/jpic.v2.i1.p85
https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/56566 |
Department | Strategic Communication |
Subject | Rhetoric
Work (electrical) Political science Rhetorical question Citizen engagement Digital government Participatory democracy Shared governance Public relations Democracy |
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