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Yeo, Jwee Kiat Benjamin. and Banerjee, Indrajit. "The Internet and Its Impact on Political Participation - A Case Study of Singapore" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA, May 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p111857_index.html>

Yeo, J. and Banerjee, I. , 2003-05-27 "The Internet and Its Impact on Political Participation - A Case Study of Singapore" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p111857_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The commercialization of the Internet has brought with it an integration of its operations in various levels of society. This has resulted in heightened claims that the revolutionary medium will result in a democratic society, facilitating active citizen participation. On the other hand, research has shown that confounding variables like political efficacy and political interest mitigate media effects. These variables mediate the relationship between the Internet and citizen participation – spectatorial, transitional, and gladiatorial. This study analyzes the impact of the Internet, in view of these confounding variables, on three levels of citizen participation. In addition, traditional mass media and interpersonal communication were operationalized and included in the study for control purposes. Over a period of two weeks, a survey was administered to a random sample of 626 respondents in Singapore who were at least 18 years of age. The results show that the Internet and interpersonal communication were not very important to the respondents for information on public issues. Instead, they preferred a more passive form of engagement – traditional mass media, like television. Also, levels of citizen participation were moderately low. Finally, regression analyses show that, in the Singapore context, the Internet cannot explain the level of citizen participation at all three levels. Instead, political interest and interpersonal communication were found to predict all three levels of citizen participation.

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