Technologies for Constituent Communication in the U.S. Congress

Samantha McDonald
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Elected representatives use a myriad of technologies to communicate with their constituencies. Yet growing evidence finds that these technologies often promote one-way promotional forms of communication that push citizens away from policymakers and their decision-making process. Using theories in deliberative and representative democracy, I designed a week-long, asynchronous, online forum where a Member of Congress and constituents could deliberate a single policy topic. For my dissertation, I am testing the relation between the use of the online forum and feelings of deliberation, policymaker trust, and political efficacy of citizens. The ultimate goal is to determine if these online platforms can empower citizens to effectively participate in the federal legislative process.
美国国会的选民沟通技术
当选代表使用无数的技术与他们的选民沟通。然而,越来越多的证据表明,这些技术往往促进单向宣传形式的沟通,使公民远离决策者及其决策过程。利用协商民主和代议制民主的理论,我设计了一个为期一周的异步在线论坛,国会议员和选民可以在这个论坛上讨论一个单一的政策话题。在我的论文中,我正在测试在线论坛的使用与公民的审议感受、决策者信任和政治效能之间的关系。最终目标是确定这些在线平台是否能够授权公民有效参与联邦立法程序。
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