Social Media and Local Governments
Theory and Practice
Editors: Sobaci, Mehmet Zahid (Ed.)
Free Preview- Provides an overview of the relationship between the local governments and social media
- Investigates the benefits and risks of the facilitation of social media tools in local governments
- Explores the efficacy of social media in managing and training local government personnel and the broader management of local public services
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Today, social media have attracted the attention of political actors and administrative institutions to inform citizens as a prerequisite of open and transparent administration, deliver public services, contact stakeholders, revitalize democracy, encourage the cross-agency cooperation, and contribute to knowledge management. In this context, the social media tools can contribute to the emergence of citizen-oriented, open, transparent and participatory public administration. Taking advantage of the opportunities offered by social media is not limited to central government. Local governments deploy internet-based innovative technologies that complement traditional methods in implementing different functions. This book focuses on the relationship between the local governments and social media, deals with the change that social media have caused in the organization, understanding of service provision, performance of local governments and in the relationships between local governments and their partners, and aims to advance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the growing use of social media by local governments. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in e-government, public administration, political science, communication, information science, and social media. Government officials and public managers will also find practical use recommendations for social media in several aspects of local governance
- Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Social Media and Local Governments: An Overview
Pages 3-21
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Designing Social Media Policy for Local Governments: Opportunities and Challenges
Pages 23-36
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Policymakers’ Perceptions on the Citizen Participation and Knowledge Sharing in Public Sector Delivery
Pages 37-56
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Facebook Use in Western European Local Governments: An Overall View
Pages 59-77
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Social Media and Local Government in Canada: An Examination of Presence and Purpose
Pages 79-94
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Social Media and Local Governments
- Book Subtitle
- Theory and Practice
- Editors
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- Mehmet Zahid Sobaci
- Series Title
- Public Administration and Information Technology
- Series Volume
- 15
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-17722-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-17722-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-17721-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-35946-5
- Series ISSN
- 2512-1812
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 335
- Number of Illustrations
- 12 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
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