[ecrea] Published: International Journal of E-Politics Vol. 6, Issue 1

Abstract Announcement for International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) 6(1)
The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
Volume 6, Issue 1, January - March 2015
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1947-9131; EISSN: 1947-914X;
Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijep

Editor(s)-in-Chief: Celia Romm Livermore (Wayne State University, USA), 
Yasmin Ibrahim (Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom)
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts 
submitted to the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP). All 
manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial 
process.

ARTICLE 1

Using Twitter in Political Campaigns: The Case of the PRI Candidate in 
Mexico

Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan (Autonomous University of the State of Mexico 
(UAEM), Toluca, México)

Social media has invaded elections in Mexico. However, the power of 
citizens through the use of this platform is still unknown. Many 
citizens criticize political candidates using Twitter, others build 
networks and some others try to collaborate with candidates. This 
research is focused in understanding this kind of behavior, analyzing 
the case of the presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto (PRI) in 
Mexico who won the presidency with a large participation but without the 
support of Twitter users. After two online protests against this 
presidential candidate - #IamnotProletariat and #Iam132 – political 
image could have been undermined and voters could have thought 
differently. But this was not the case and despite of this, the 
candidate won. The challenge to understand this online protest and its 
link to the political campaign is addressed in this paper.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/article/using-twitter-in-political-campaigns/124889

To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=124889


ARTICLE 2

Twitplomacy: Social Media as a New Platform for Development of Public 
Diplomacy

Shumin Su (Department of International Politics, School of Law and 
Politics, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China), 
Mark Xu (Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, 
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK)

Social media, underpinned by mobile devices and smart-technology, is 
rapidly changing the way how people communicate. In the context of 
public diplomacy, micro-blogging-based diplomacy, e.g. Twitplomacy is 
emerging. Twitplomacy has been carried out by not only the central 
government of a state and relevant organizations, but also millions 
individuals globally. Twitplomacy has been seen as a new platform 
expanding the channels of public diplomacy. Its impact on diplomacy 
policy and international relations tends to be huge but too early to 
know and difficult to quantify. This paper uses microblogs collected 
from United States Embassy in China, examined the characteristics and 
functions of Twitplomacy, the participants and the motivation, as well 
as the effect of Twitplomacy. The results are insightful to both 
researchers and practitioners in the community of diplomacy and 
international relations.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/article/twitplomacy/124890

To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=124890


ARTICLE 3

Tweeting Negative: Determinants of Negative Campaigning in the 2011 
Gubernatorial Elections

Marija Anna Bekafigo (University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 
MS, USA), Allison Clark Pingley (University of South Carolina, 
Spartanburg, SC, USA)

The use of negative ads in traditional election campaigns has been 
well-documented, but the authors know little about the use of Twitter to 
“go negative.” They content analyze candidate tweets from four different 
gubernatorial elections in 2011 to understand how candidates are using 
Twitter. They coded 849 tweets to explain the determinants of “going 
negative” on Twitter. The results show that while tweets are 
overwhelmingly positive, candidates go negative by tweeting about 
policy. They believe this supports the innovation hypothesis, with 
Twitter being a more conducive forum for policy-based messages. Other 
determinants of negative campaigning such as competitiveness of the race 
and campaign funding were consistent with the normalization hypothesis.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/article/tweeting-negative/124891

To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=124891


ARTICLE 4

From Street Protests to Facebook Campaigns: Political Cynicism, 
Efficacy and Online Political Engagement of Sri Lankan Students

Chamil Rathnayake (University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA)

This study examines effects of political cynicism and efficacy on online 
political engagement of Sri Lankan undergraduates. A survey was 
conducted among 155 Sri Lankan undergraduates that support the views of 
the Inter-University Student Federation (IUSF), an evidently 
anti-government student movement that claims to be dedicated to 
protecting free education in the country. Initial analysis showed that 
respondents were highly cynical (mean: 4.49 on a 1 to 5 scale). The 
study hypothesized that both political cynicism and efficacy exert a 
positive impact on online political engagement of respondents. The study 
also tested the effects of two moderators (extent of Facebook use, and 
the year of study). Results showed that political cynicism exerts a 
positive impact (standardized coefficient:.274, p:.000) on online 
political engagement, and this effect is positively moderated by the 
extent of Facebook use (standardized coefficient:.261, p:.000). Results 
also showed that internal political efficacy is not a significant 
predictor of the dependent variable.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/article/from-street-protests-to-facebook-campaigns/124892

To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=124892


For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the 
International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) in your institution's 
library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated 
"InfoSci-Journals" database: www.igi-global.com/isj.

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.

Indices of IJEP:

* Bacon's Media Directory
* DBLP
* Google Scholar
* INSPEC
* JournalTOCs
* MediaFinder
* Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS International)
* The Index of Information Systems Journals
* The Standard Periodical Directory
* Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
* Worldwide Political Abstracts (WPSA)

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 
www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-politics-ijep/1147

Celia Romm Livermore (PhD)
Co-Editor-in-Chief (with Dr. Yasmin Ibrahim)
International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
School of Business Administration
Wayne State University - Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
IJEP site: www.igi-global.com/IJEP
http://WorldITproject.com



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