[AISWorld] International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) – Volume 1, Issue 4 published!

Sun Dec 5 18:13:14 EST 2010

The contents of the latest issue of:

*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

www.igi-global.com/ijep

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.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

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.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

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.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

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.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

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.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

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

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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:
http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx.

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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 www.igi-global.com/ijep

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Celia Romm Livermore at 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: ak1667 at wayne.edu
www.igi-global.com/IJEP

President Elect
Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA)
http://www.gitma.org/
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