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

Part 2: Social Media and E-Participation ; International audience ; 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 Engageme... Mehr ...