The Internet, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement in Asia

In this paper, we seek to explain (1) how the rise of Internet communication is related to the level of social capital and (2) the role of internet and social capital in shaping civic engagement in Asia. We use cross-national public opinion data of thirteen Asian countries from 2010 to 2012 to inves...

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Published in:Social indicators research 2017-06, Vol.132 (2), p.559-578
Main Authors: Huang, Min-hua, Whang, Taehee, Xuchuan, Lei
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Citizen participation
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Computer mediated communication
Human Geography
Internet
Membership
Microeconomics
Public Health
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Quality of Life Research
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Social Sciences
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subjects Citizen participation
Communication
Computer mediated communication
Human Geography
Internet
Membership
Microeconomics
Public Health
Public opinion
Quality of Life Research
Social capital
Social participation
Social research
Social Sciences
Sociology
Telecommunications
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