TY - JOUR
T1 - Internet Use and Democratic Demands
T2 - A Multinational, Multilevel Model of Internet Use and Citizen Attitudes About Democracy
AU - Nisbet, Erik C.
AU - Stoycheff, Elizabeth
AU - Pearce, Katy E.
PY - 2012/4/1
Y1 - 2012/4/1
N2 - The success of a democracy depends, in part, on public demand for democratic institutions. How does Internet use shape citizens' preferences for regime type? Combining individual public opinion data from Africa and Asia with country-level indices, we test a multilevel model examining the relationship between Internet penetration, individual Internet use, and citizen demand for democracy across 28 countries. We find that Internet use, but not national Internet penetration, is associated with greater citizen commitment to democratic governance. Furthermore, greater democratization and Internet penetration moderates the relationship between Internet use and demand for democracy.
AB - The success of a democracy depends, in part, on public demand for democratic institutions. How does Internet use shape citizens' preferences for regime type? Combining individual public opinion data from Africa and Asia with country-level indices, we test a multilevel model examining the relationship between Internet penetration, individual Internet use, and citizen demand for democracy across 28 countries. We find that Internet use, but not national Internet penetration, is associated with greater citizen commitment to democratic governance. Furthermore, greater democratization and Internet penetration moderates the relationship between Internet use and demand for democracy.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2012.01627.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2012.01627.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859301983
SN - 0021-9916
VL - 62
SP - 249
EP - 265
JO - Journal of Communication
JF - Journal of Communication
IS - 2
ER -