Political Engagement of Social Media Users in Korea

• 발행기관: 한국학술연구원
• 저자명: Sung-Bou Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Korea Observer』Vol 50, No 4, 587~618쪽, 전체 32쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.12.31

영문 초록

Improving our understanding of social media users is critical in promoting social media as a means of communication and interaction between governments and citizens. In this study, I used a representative sample of the Korean population to examine the change of social media and internet use over time and by age cohorts and also the relation between social media use and engagement in political activities. I found that while the youngest are the most active users of social media, the largest gains were found among the people in their 30s and 40s and that practically no gains were observed among those in their late 60s and above. Moreover, I found that social media use was significantly associated with online political expression as well as participation in online and offline voting activities and that this effect and magnitude differed between active and inactive social media users.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Background

III. Data

IV. Results

V. Conclusion

키워드

Political engagement political expression voting social media use South Korea