Abstract
In this article, we test whether politicians' ideological positions are associated with their online salience. Using the social media activities of members of the Korean National Assembly, we support the notion that ideologically extreme or distinct politicians may benefit more from using new information technology. We then propose and test two different hypotheses that may explain why this is so. The first, the so-called supply-side explanation, explains that ideologically distinct politicians benefit more because they rely more on these new technologies. The second, the so-called demand-side explanation, is that ideologically distinct politicians benefit more from their use of these technologies than those with moderate views, even if the level of their activities is the same. Our empirical results support both hypotheses, although to a different extent.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | dg.o 2015 - Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research |
Subtitle of host publication | Digital Government and Wicked Problems: Climate Change, Urbanization, and Inequality |
Editors | Jing Zhang, Yushim Kim |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Pages | 197-203 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450336000 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 May 27 |
Event | 16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, dg.o 2015 - Phoenix, United States Duration: 2015 May 27 → 2015 May 30 |
Publication series
Name | ACM International Conference Proceeding Series |
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Volume | 27-30-May-2015 |
Other
Other | 16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, dg.o 2015 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Phoenix |
Period | 15/5/27 → 15/5/30 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 ACM.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Software
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Computer Networks and Communications