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The contents Vol. 1, issue 4 of IJEP:
International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 1, Issue 4, October-December 2010
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1947-9131 EISSN: 1947-914X
Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA
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Editor-in-Chief: Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA
PAPER ONE
Acceptance, Use, and Influence of Political
Technologies among Youth Voters in the 2008 US Presidential Election
Lara Khansa (Virginia Tech, USA)
Tabitha James (Virginia Tech, USA)
Deborah Cook (Virginia Tech, USA)
The visibility of network-based technologies in
the 2008 U.S. presidential election is
indicative of their importance as tools to
inform and motivate a populace. By explaining
what factors impact usage behaviors with respect
to these technologies, their use can be better
encouraged. In this paper, the authors examine
the constructs influencing usage behaviors for
political technologies using the unified theory
of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT)
model. The authors also explore the impact of
the use of political technologies on political
interest and activism in organized movements.
The model was tested on a large sample of youth
voters, and results suggest that performance and
effort expectancy, along with social influences,
impact the use of political technology. Evidence
was also found suggesting that the usage of
political technologies positively impacts
political interest and political activism.
Findings suggest that room for growth exists in
devising novel ways to use political
technologies to motivate active participation.
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<http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47197>http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47197
PAPER TWO
The Influence of Social Networks on the U.S. Senate Roll-Call Voting
Jang Kim (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA)
George Barnett (University of California at Davis, USA)
K. Kwon (University of New York at Buffalo, USA)
Along with individuals? ideological factors,
various network properties play a crucial role
in the process of legislators? political
decision making. Social networks among
legislators provide relational resources through
which communication occurs, exerting social
influence among the members in a network. This
paper examines six social relationships among
the members of the 109th United States Senate as
predictors of senatorial voting (roll call
votes), shared committees, co-sponsorships,
party membership, PAC donation, geographical
contiguity, and internet hyperlinks, which may
be considered as direct or indirect
representations of communication networks. The
six networks are modeled using MRQAP, and
results suggest that roll call voting was
predicted by party membership, co-sponsorship,
geographical proximity, and PAC donation
networks, while shared committee membership did
not contribute significantly. As for hyperlinks,
results were mixed, showing a small variance of
contribution in a simpler model but not significant with more complex models.
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<http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47198>http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47198
PAPER THREE
When the Virtual and the Real Clash: Power and
Politics in a Social Networking Community
Celia Livermore (Wayne State University, USA)
This paper focuses on two related aspects?the
politics of social networking communities and
the impact that clashes between real and virtual
spheres on relationships in social networking
communities. The starting point for this paper
is a series of events that took place in a
social networking community involving a dominant
member of the community attempting to overpower
others, leading to several of the most active
members, including the dominant member himself,
leaving the community. Following a review of the
literature on social networking and politics,
the Virtuality/Reality Conflict (VRC) model is
presented. The model is used in this paper as a
basis for explaining the events in the case and
for discussing the implications from this study
to research politics of the virtual communities.
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<http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47199>http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47199
PAPER FOUR
Opt In or Tune Out: Email Mobilization and Political Participation
Brian Krueger (University of Rhode Island, USA)
A concern for students of political mobilization
has been whether political mobilization efforts
reinforce or expand current patterns of
political participation. Despite some promise,
an emerging body of research suggests that email
mobilization techniques generally will reinforce
existing participatory patterns. Email
mobilization campaigns rely heavily on
individuals to first submit their email
addresses for future contact. Because signing up
for future political email is an act of
political participation, mobilization resulting
from these solicited contacts would serve to
reinforce the engagement of those already
willing to participate. Yet, many individuals
receive unsolicited political email, which holds
the most potential to activate the inactive.
Unfortunately, despite speculation about the
mobilizing potential of these unsolicited email
contacts, political scientists know little about
whether unsolicited political messages induce
engagement. Using data from a unique probability
sample survey of U.S. Internet users, the author
examines whether unsolicited political email
independently induces individuals to participate in politics.
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<http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47200>http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47200
PAPER FIVE
E-Government: Expectations Among People in Bangladesh
S. Huda (East West University, Bangladesh)
Rumana Parveen (Dhaka University, Bangladesh)
Masud Rahman (Daffodil University, Bangladesh)
E-Government can be used as an effective tool to
create a relationship of trust and confidence
between government and people as well as to
generate greater efficiency and responsiveness
of government. This empirical study observes
people?s opinions and expectations about
positive outcomes of e-Government. The
researchers have identified the expectation
level among urban people in Bangladesh
concerning outcomes of e-Government and the
variability in these expectations in terms of
their demographic characteristics. In this
regard, the authors emphasize the application of
e-Government to improve government?s performance
as well as locating the critical factors to succeed in such application.
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<http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47201>http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47201
INTERVIEW
The Use of the Internet for ePoliticking
Interview with Keith King ? CEO of Keith King and Associated Advertising
Interviewed by Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA
<http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/1947-9131_1_4-6_Interview.pdf>http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/1947-9131_1_4-6_Interview.pdf
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Mission of IJEP:
The mission of the International Journal of
E-Politics (IJEP) is to define and expand the
boundaries of e-politics as an emerging area of
inter-disciplinary research and practice by
assisting in the development of e-politics
theories and empirical models. The journal
creates a venue for empirical, theoretical, and
practical scholarly work on e-politics to be
published, leading to sharing of ideas between
practitioners and academics in this field. IJEP
contributes to the creation of a community of
e-politics researchers by serving as a ?hub? for
related activities, such as organizing seminars
and conferences on e-politics and publication of books on e-politics.
Coverage of IJEP:
The International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
focuses on three major topic areas: the
politics of information technology function and
its role within organizations, the politics of
virtual communities and social networking
communities, and the role that electronic media
plays in community activism and party politics
at the local, national, and international
levels. Within these major areas, specific
topics of interest to be discussed in the
journal include (but are not limited to) the following:
E-voting and electronically enabled e-government
Impact of globalization on the political role
played by the IT unit within organizations
Impact of race and gender on electronically enabled political manipulations
Party politics and social activism
Politics of diffusion of change within organizations
Politics of social networking communities,
including: learning communities, customers'
communities, e-dating communities, gaming
communities, support group communities, etc.
Politics of the IT function and role in organizations
Politics of virtual communities and social networking communities
Politics of geographically based virtual communities
Use of electronic media for surveillance manipulation and harassment
Use of electronic media in industrial and labor relations
Utilization of electronic media for governance
and politicking at the municipal, state, national, and international levels
Utilization of electronic media for political
debate, information sharing, political decision making, and fundraising
Interested authors should consult the journal's
manuscript submission guidelines at
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All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Celia Romm Livermore at
<mailto:(ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)>(ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)
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Celia Romm Livermore (PhD)
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
School of Business Administration
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
E-mail address: <mailto:(ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)>(ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)
www.igi-global.com/IJEP
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Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA)
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