Public communication and citizen participation. the use of Twitter in Catalan local councils

Núria Simelio Solà; Pedro M. Molina Rodríguez-Navas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_HICS.2014.v19.45043

Public communication and citizen participation. the use of Twitter in Catalan local councils

Núria Simelio Solà, Pedro M. Molina Rodríguez-Navas

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Abstract

The growth of Web 2.0 resources provides public administrations with the possibility to share information about their governance and it helps to promote citizen participation. Due to their importance, social networks may be effective tools for improving communication between elected political leaders and citizens, but there is need to find the quality of communications. In this article, we analyse the use made of Twitter by a sample of City Councils in Catalonia. The results show that the potentials of this social network are not fully used.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	479-490
Journal	Historia y Comunicación Social
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_HICS.2014.v19.45043
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

Keywords

Accountability
Public Communication
Public Information
Social Networks
Transparency

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Public communication and citizen participation. the use of Twitter in Catalan local councils

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