Political outcomes of digital conversations : case study of the Facebook group "Canadians against proroguing parliament"

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dc.contributor.authorChatur, Noorin
dc.contributor.supervisorJansen, Harold
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-13T18:47:32Z
dc.date.available2012-07-13T18:47:32Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description171 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractSince the emergence of the Internet, scholars have had mixed opinions regarding its role in influencing levels of political participation. Two frameworks, the mobilization and the reinforcement theses, were created from these opposing views. The introduction of social networking websites (such as Facebook) offers new platforms with which to test these opposing theories on. This study investigates the Facebook group ―Canadian‘s against Proroguing Parliament,‖ to determine: 1) what the members' motivations were for participating in the group, 2) whether the group attracted formerly marginalized voices to participate on the group, or simply reinforced those who were already active in the political process, and 3) whether the participation of members on the group translated into offline or real world political participation. The findings suggest that the group‘s members had a variety of reasons for joining the group. As well, the findings suggest that the group both mobilized reinforced its participants. Finally, the data indicates that in some instances, the group‘s members translated their online participation into real world political activity.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3100
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Political Science, 2011en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectSocial media -- Political aspects -- Canada -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectPolitical participation -- Technological innovations -- Canada -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectFacebook (Electronic resource)en_US
dc.subjectOnline social networks -- Political aspects -- Canada -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectInternet -- Political aspects -- Canada -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectElectronic discussion groups -- Canada -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titlePolitical outcomes of digital conversations : case study of the Facebook group "Canadians against proroguing parliament"en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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