Online petitions in Australia: Information, opportunity and gender
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This article compares offline and online petition signing in Australia, to examine whether online forms of political activity can mobilise citizens who would otherwise not participate. Using data from the 2010 Australian Election Study and a model of civic voluntarism comprising online and offline resources, the article presents several unexpected findings. First, women are significantly more likely than men to sign both written and e-petitions, and this will likely continue with the increasing...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Sheppard, Jill | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-13T22:22:38Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1036-1146 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72334 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article compares offline and online petition signing in Australia, to examine whether online forms of political activity can mobilise citizens who would otherwise not participate. Using data from the 2010 Australian Election Study and a model of civic voluntarism comprising online and offline resources, the article presents several unexpected findings. First, women are significantly more likely than men to sign both written and e-petitions, and this will likely continue with the increasing circulation of e-petitions and corresponding decline in written petitions. Second, Australians from a non-English-speaking background are underrepresented in the signing of written petitions but not of e-petitions. Civic skills gained in the workplace and voluntary organisations positively predict both forms of petition signing, but language, gender and income do not constitute barriers to the signing of e-petitions. This article contributes to emerging evidence the internet can mobilise traditionally underrepresented groups to participate in political activity. | |
dc.publisher | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group | |
dc.rights | Author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing) on institutional repository http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1036-1146/ (Sherpa/Romeo as of 22/5/2017) | |
dc.source | Australian Journal of Political Science | |
dc.title | Online petitions in Australia: Information, opportunity and gender | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | Published Online 09 June 2015 | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160601 - Australian Government and Politics | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160603 - Comparative Government and Politics | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | a383154xPUB3195 | |
local.type.status | Accepted Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Sheppard, Jill, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1080/10361146.2015.1049512 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-11T07:57:35Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84930750225 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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