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Signing an e-petition as a transition from lurking to participation.

Year: 2010

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: As one form of online political participation, the e-petitioning is seen as a response to a perceived decline in public trust of political institutions and the associated symptoms of political disengagement. This paper uses the psychological concepts of self-efficacy, prosocial behaviour and lurking and shows how they could be applied to e-participation, in particular in the context of the decision to sign a petition (or not). Different models are examined and some potential future research areas are identified.

Source: Research Output (Edinburgh Napier University)

Authors: Peter Cruickshank, Noella Edelmann, Colin Smith

Institutions: Edinburgh Napier University, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems

Language: English

Topic: Social Media and Politics

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1866298395

FWCI: 6.89

Cites: 24

Cited by: 45

Related to: 10