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Explore the potential benefits, obstacles, and implications of online participation in political settings, with examples and analysis of citizen-government interaction and policy-making impact. Discover the effects of social capital on web design and delve into key themes such as organizational structure, evidence-based research, and conclusions drawn from online engagement. Consider the cost, convenience, and effectiveness of online participation, alongside its impact on communities and opportunities. Evaluate the role of social capital in shaping online interactions and the challenges posed by inequities and barriers to entry.
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Agenda for Today final paper assignment participation online Davis argument key examples notes for next week social capital web design
Final Paper Introduction/thesis statement Organizational structure Evidence Research Citations Conclusion
Online participation Your ideas: Cost effects: convenience, barriers Benefit effects: opportunities, communities Null effects: hype, inequities
Online participation: Davis • 3 types of potential benefits • Obstacles to increased participation • Implications for online politics • Conclusions
Potential benefits • Citizen information • example: Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles • 2. Citizen-government interaction: • - example: Buckinghamshire citizen jury • 3. Policy-making impact: • - example: South Africa’s constitutional consultation
Obstacles to participation • citizen choices • Internet user characteristics
Implications for online politics • Dominant player advantage • a) organizational advantage • counter-example: Ventura • b) reliability advantage • - counter-example: Straight Goods • 2. Limited participation growth • - information pull, e.g. MyBC • - deliberation potential, e.g. Minnesota e-dem
Conclusions • limitations vs. possibilities • technological determinism vs. policy effects
Next week • what is “social capital”? Intro. to Putnam • cut Heywood/Lay reading • use time to prep for web design lab • choose Word or Composer