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The Role of Legitimacy in Collective Action and Civil Participation in Wiki Government

This exploration delves into the legitimacy of civic participation within collective action frameworks, focusing on interest groups in the context of Wiki Government. It discusses the dynamics of volunteerism, public resource usage, and fundraising efforts while highlighting the importance of effective communication and audience engagement. The paper contrasts legitimate civic actions against manipulative practices, emphasizing democratic values and the need for fair representation. By analyzing design issues and strategies, it seeks to enhance grassroots mobilization and civic integrity.

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The Role of Legitimacy in Collective Action and Civil Participation in Wiki Government

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  1. Legitimacy in Online Collective Action Enthusiasts and Interest Groups in Wiki Government Scott A. Golder and Vladimir Barash {sag262, vdb5}@cornell.edu @redlog , @vlad43210

  2. Producing & Consuming Shared Resources • Helping one another (volunteerism) • Using public resources (land, waterways, highways) • Contributing to fundraising efforts (campaigns, taxes) • Values (religious, patriotic) and incentives • Representation in government

  3. Disaster Outreach

  4. #ashtag Community & Vocabulary • Making sure you reach your audience • Don’t assume people speak like you do • Reaching groups: the opposite problem (images by Marc Smith) #ashcloud

  5. (CNN poll, Nov. 2000)

  6. Tuesday 18 May 4:00pm Arlen Specter Following: 348 Followers: 8704 Tweets: 580 Joe Sestak Following: 3845 Followers: 3631 Tweets: 763

  7. Tuesday 18 May 4:00pm Arlen Specter Following: 348 Followers: 8704 Tweets: 580 Joe Sestak Following: 3845 Followers: 3631 Tweets: 763

  8. What is Legitimate Civic Participation? "organizing for positive social change" vs. "illegitimately abusing the system".

  9. How to think about these things? "The social construction of corruption“ – two people enter into mutually-beneficial exchange, but under some circumstances, it's "a bribe“ or “extortion”. “Integrity” – behavior that is according to norms. One norm of democracy is that everyone should have a fair chance to participate.

  10. Representatives are non-Representative • Volunteering, standing up makes you different

  11. Design Issues • Design issues = democratic issues • Who feels welcome here? • Low cost of participation == a feature and a bug! • Organization is an emergent phenomenon! • You can’t organize without organizations because when you organize, you get organizations.

  12. Design Strategies Know who your contributors are! • Referrer Logs • Shows what website visitors arrived from. • Authentication • Oauth is an IETF-supported open standard that uses tokens to authenticate.

  13. Thank you! Scott A. Golder and Vladimir Barash {sag262, vdb5}@cornell.edu

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