Web Platform for Public E-Participation Management

The e-participation can be considered an area under constant focus. This paper presents a brief analysis of e-participation and e-democracy, and proposes a platform for electronic participation based on social media principles, designed to gather teachers and unions in a shared deliberative space. Interaction and collaboration are supported through questions, answers, suggestions, comments, votes, surveys and live debates. This proposal is intended to narrow the communication gap between teachers and unions and encourage teachers to become involved and participate in educational debates and important topics about the profession. The platform presented enables effective participation in formal and informal decision-making processes via the Internet, either as standalone or widgets with full integration into any Website. It is under constant development and will be improved along with this project. The actors in this study were chosen from the National Federation of Teachers due to its representativeness regarding associate teachers and provide an opportunity to assess the platform potential to support participation in a union context. The platform will be used in a trade union linked to teachers of several grade levels to understand their participation in this organization.

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Participation Sphere

10.4018/978-1-6684-3706-3.ch019 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 363-386

Author(s):

Carlos Quental ◽

Luis Borges Gouveia

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Trade Unions ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

The Internet ◽

Communication Model ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

National Federation

In the context of Portuguese teacher unions, the adoption of information and communication technologies is nowadays a reality. This chapter presents a brief analysis of e-participation and e-democracy, proposes a conceptual communication model for digital mediation on teachers' trade unions, and addresses an initiative carried out by the most representative teacher's union of Portugal. This proposal is based on social media principles, designed to gather teachers and unions in a shared deliberative space. The Liberopinion platform enables effective participation in formal and informal decision-making processes via the Internet, with full integration into any Website. It is improved to support Participatory budgeting. The actors were chosen from the National Federation of Teachers due to its representativeness regarding associate teachers and provide an opportunity to assess the platform potential to support participation in a union context.

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Participation Sphere

Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement and Social Change in Contemporary Society - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-4197-4.ch002 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 16-39

Author(s):

Carlos Quental ◽

Luis Borges Gouveia

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Trade Unions ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

The Internet ◽

Communication Model ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

National Federation

In the context of Portuguese teacher unions, the adoption of information and communication technologies is nowadays a reality. This chapter presents a brief analysis of e-participation and e-democracy, proposes a conceptual communication model for digital mediation on teachers' trade unions, and addresses an initiative carried out by the most representative teacher's union of Portugal. This proposal is based on social media principles, designed to gather teachers and unions in a shared deliberative space. The Liberopinion platform enables effective participation in formal and informal decision-making processes via the Internet, with full integration into any Website. It is improved to support Participatory budgeting. The actors were chosen from the National Federation of Teachers due to its representativeness regarding associate teachers and provide an opportunity to assess the platform potential to support participation in a union context.

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THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MIGRATION DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES: Case of Indonesian Student in University of Groningen

Jurnal Studi Pemuda ◽

10.22146/studipemudaugm.38010 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 515

Author(s):

Inayah Hidayati

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Migration Decision ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Migration Behavior ◽

Interview Guide ◽

Destination Area ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

The Impact

Objective: This research aims to explain the impact of social media on the migration decision-making process of Indonesian student migrants in University of Groningen who used a social media account. In detail, this research will consider the role of social media in the migration decision-making process of students who emigrated from Indonesia and how they uses social media in the context of the migration decision-making process. Methods: The data collected included qualitative data from in-depth interviews and supported by study literatures. An interview guide was formulated to facilitate the indepth interviews and generate a better understanding of migration behavior. Expectation: Social media help Indonesian student migrants on migration decision making process and they use social media for searching information about destination area. Result: Student migrant in University of Groningen use their social media to gain information before they choose that university for study. They use Facebook to making contact with their friends and collagues in the destination country. Student group on Facebook help Indonesian student to get information about school and daily life.

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The Internet, Social Media, and Health Decision-Making

Handbook of Health Decision Science ◽

10.1007/978-1-4939-3486-7_24 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 335-355 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Amanda L. Graham ◽

Caroline O. Cobb ◽

Nathan K. Cobb

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

The Internet ◽

Health Decision Making ◽

Health Decision

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“I Just Don’t Wanna Deal With the Headache of People Fighting Over the Internet”: A Study of Sponsored Female Climbers’ Digital Labor

Sociology of Sport Journal ◽

10.1123/ssj.2020-0177 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Katariina Rahikainen ◽

Kim Toffoletti

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Academic Research ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

The Internet ◽

Media Content ◽

Digital Labor

Drawing on data from a qualitative study of sponsored and professional female climbers, this article offers a timely examination of the digital labor undertaken by women seeking to forge identities and livelihoods in sport. Female climbers are increasingly turning to social media to generate visibility and sponsorship opportunities in response to the changing social and commercial imperatives of sport, yet the perspective of participants is lacking in existing academic research. The theoretical framework of “athletic labor of femininity” is deployed to explore sportswomen’s decision making when producing social media content. This study departs from previous investigations by considering the sociotechnical aspects of platform algorithms in female climbers’ efforts to remain visible online, and attempts to avoid controversy that can deter followers.

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The Music That is Here to Stay

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Revolutionizing the Interaction between State and Citizens through Digital Communications ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6292-6.ch008 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 145-159

Author(s):

Atzimba Baltazar Macías

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Capital ◽

Social Media ◽

The Internet ◽

Theoretical Discussion ◽

Public Attention ◽

The Public ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Use Of Internet ◽

Mexican Politics

The chapter aims at understanding a recent phenomenon in Mexican politics: the use of Internet and social media as a new and powerful resource for mobilization and social participation in the policy process. Based on a review of two recent movements in Mexico (#YoSoy132 and The Wirikuta Defense Front), the chapter argues that although the Internet is still restricted to the middle and upper classes, the use of social media and its impact transcends class boundaries, draws public attention, creates a valuable social capital for mobilization, and influences the decision-making process. The chapter does not intend to provide evidence to the theoretical discussion on why and how social media enhances political participation and mobilization; rather, it reflects the features shared by these two movements in order to draw some lines for further research. It finds that, if used appropriately, social media is actually an effective tool to facilitate mobilization and modify the public agenda.

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Marketing and Social Media

Social Media Marketing ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5637-4.ch005 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 90-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Reshu Goyal ◽

Praveen Dhyani ◽

Om Prakash Rishi

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Web 2.0 ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Applications ◽

Business Decision ◽

World Today ◽

The World

Time has changed and so does the world. Today everything has become as a matter of one click. With this effort we are trying to explore the new opportunities features and capabilities of the new compeers of Internet applicability known as Social Media or Web 2.0. The effort has been put in to use the internet, social media or web 2.0 as the tool for marketing issues or the strategic business decision making. The main aim is to seek social media, web 2.0 internet applications as the tool for marketing.

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Digital Behavioral Criminalistics to Elucidate the Cyber Pathway to Intended Violence

International Handbook of Threat Assessment ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190940164.003.0032 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 554-611

Author(s):

Cameron H. Malin

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Digital Evidence ◽

The Internet ◽

Thought Processes ◽

The Public ◽

Online Technologies ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Predatory Violence ◽

Social Messaging

With the vast advances in computer, mobile, and online technologies, visibility into an offender’s thought processes and decision-making trajectory has been markedly enhanced. Digital behavioral artifacts, or digital evidence “breadcrumbs” of an offender’s behaviors, are now often left in publicly accessible locations on the Internet—such as social media platforms and social messaging applications—and in locations not privy to the public—such as the offender’s devices. Importantly, early seminal literature introduced and described examining an offender’s actions as series of steps along a path of threat escalation, or “pathway.” The totality of these emerging digital behavioral artifacts allows investigators to piece together an offender’s behavioral mosaic at a much more intimate and granular level, warranting a revised pathway—the cyber pathway to intended violence (CPIV)—that captures the thoughts and actions of an offender leading up to an act of deliberative, predatory violence. This chapter introduces the emerging discipline of Digital Behavioral Criminalistics and how this process can meaningfully be used by threat assessors to elucidate an offender’s steps on the CPIV.

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Citizen Consultaions via Government Web Sites

Encyclopedia of Digital Government ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-789-8.ch024 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 163-168

Author(s):

M. Holzer ◽

R. W. Schwester

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Service Delivery ◽

Citizen Participation ◽

Web Sites ◽

The Internet ◽

Government Officials ◽

Web Based ◽

Government Web Sites ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Traditional Structures

Cynicism toward government is largely a function of trust and social capital (Berman 1997; Putnam 2000). The relationship between government and its citizens has been strained. First, some citizens cynically feel as though government officials abuse their powers in the interest of self-aggrandizement; second, citizens often feel disconnected from government; third, government service delivery is frequently portrayed as inadequate. Administrative strategies to reverse these perceptions typically emphasize the benefits of government and improved service delivery. Some go further, offering individuals a means of influencing public policy and government decision-making, as opposed to traditional structures and cultures of policymaking that minimize citizen input. The Internet is a potentially powerful means for citizen consultation, and may help cultivate a governmental landscape in which information is more accessible, people feel more connected to government, and citizens are better able to participate in political and decision-making processes. This article examines the Internet as a consultative medium, whereby emphasis is placed on government efforts to use Web-based applications as a means of promoting meaningful citizen participation.

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