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An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Political Consumerism Focused on Political Social Media Use

  • Korean Society and Public Administration
  • Abbr : KSPA
  • 2018, 29(3), pp.363-389
  • Publisher : Seoul Association For Public Administration
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Administration

Choi, Yeon Tae 1

1경남대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study empirically examined whether the use of social media use for political purposes would encourage political consumerim which is a personalized and informal mode of participation. Multiple regression analysis was applied to data collected from a nationwide online survey conducted among Nielson Korean Click panel members in September 2015. The study found that social media use for political purposes and digital literacy strengthened individualized and informal forms of citizen participation such as a offline boycotting or buycotting. This finding suggests that the development of information and communication technology has helped citizens, especially those who feel alienated in a representative democracy but have a high-level digital literacy skills, to participate in a more direct and individualized political actions, like political consumerism through informal and everyday communication channels, such as social media.

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