Participation in Online Platforms: Examining Variations in Intention to Participate across Citizens from Diverse Sociodemographic Groups

IF 2.7 Q2 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance Pub Date : 2021-07-22 DOI:10.1093/PPMGOV/GVAB013

Annelieke C. van den Berg

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Abstract

Theory about the participants in online citizen participation is scarce, limiting government’s ability to design online participation in such a way that many and diverse citizens are facilitated to participate. To fill this gap, this article theorizes about the factors that influence the intention of citizens from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds to participate in online platforms. The theory of planned behavior is used as theoretical lens, which posits that behavioral intentions depend on three main factors (attitude, perceived norm, and perceived behavioral control), which are in turn informed by behavioral, normative, and control beliefs. To identify relevant beliefs that impact online participation, an open-ended questionnaire was administered among 442 respondents. Fourteen behavioral and control beliefs are defined using thematic analysis. Building on these insights, the article formulates propositions about beliefs that are particularly influential for specific sociodemographic groups, in an effort to advance theory about online participation of citizens.

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在线平台的参与:检查不同社会人口群体公民参与意愿的变化

关于在线公民参与参与者的理论很少，这限制了政府设计在线参与的能力，使许多不同的公民能够方便地参与。为了填补这一空白，本文从理论上探讨了影响不同社会人口背景的公民参与网络平台意愿的因素。计划行为理论被用作理论视角，它假设行为意图取决于三个主要因素(态度、感知规范和感知行为控制)，而这些因素又依次受到行为信念、规范信念和控制信念的影响。为了确定影响在线参与的相关信念，对442名受访者进行了开放式问卷调查。使用主题分析定义了14种行为和控制信念。在这些见解的基础上，本文阐述了对特定社会人口群体特别有影响力的信念命题，以努力推进有关公民在线参与的理论。

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5.30

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6.20%

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