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Naci Karkın

Naci Karkin is a Senior Research Associate at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV). He has experience as an academic scholar in information and communications technologies (ICT) in the discipline of public administration. He moved to UNU after twenty-one years as a faculty member in the department of Political Science and Public Administration at Pamukkale University. His main research interests include e-government, social media, e-participation, ICT4D, and public policymaking. Dr. Karkin has many publications in the ICTs and public administration field, book chapters of international publishing houses like Springer, Nova, IGI Global, and Edward Elgar, and has articles published in top information science journals like International Journal of Information Management, Government Information Quarterly, Information Technologies for Development, Information Polity, and Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Administration. Dr. Karkin has participated in many conferences as an author, reviewer, and member of the organization committees such as ICEGOV, AMCIS, eGOV, and Dg.o.

Publications

The Political Use of Social Networking Sites in Turkey: A Systematic Literature Analysis

There are many developments affecting societal, cultural, and political relations. The ubiquitous spread of information and communication tools (ICTs) are among these...

Gender-Based Psychological Side Effects of Online Education in the Pandemic Under the Lens of Administrative Burden

Government–stakeholder interaction has been transformed due to some developments, putting stakeholders into a proactive role. However, there are barriers before this...

Higher Public Officials on Direct Citizen Participation in Turkey: Institutionalized vs. Curious Public Administrators

Governments are expected to introduce public policies to empower citizens to engage in government business for various reasons including trust building. This chapter presents...

Higher Public Officials on Direct Citizen Participation in Turkey: Institutionalized vs. Curious Public Administrators

Governments are expected to introduce public policies to empower citizens to engage in government business for various reasons including trust building. This chapter presents...

The Political Use of Social Networking Sites in Turkey: A Systematic Literature Analysis

There are many developments affecting societal, cultural, and political relations. The ubiquitous spread of information and communication tools (ICTs) are among these...

Explaining Government Crowdsourcing Decisions: A Theoretical Model

Crowdsourcing online has been popularly utilized especially among business organizations to achieve efficiency and effectiveness goals and to obtain a competitive advantage in...