Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Reference Hub2
Exploring Factors Associated With Digital and Conventional Political Participation in the Caribbean

Exploring Factors Associated With Digital and Conventional Political Participation in the Caribbean

Emmanuel Adugu, Pearson A. Broome
Copyright: © 2018 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 1947-9131|EISSN: 1947-914X|EISBN13: 9781522544777|DOI: 10.4018/IJEP.2018040103
Cite Article Cite Article

MLA

Adugu, Emmanuel, and Pearson A. Broome. "Exploring Factors Associated With Digital and Conventional Political Participation in the Caribbean." IJEP vol.9, no.2 2018: pp.35-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018040103

APA

Adugu, E. & Broome, P. A. (2018). Exploring Factors Associated With Digital and Conventional Political Participation in the Caribbean. International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP), 9(2), 35-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018040103

Chicago

Adugu, Emmanuel, and Pearson A. Broome. "Exploring Factors Associated With Digital and Conventional Political Participation in the Caribbean," International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) 9, no.2: 35-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJEP.2018040103

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite Full-Issue Download

Abstract

The use of social media is becoming a feature of political engagement in the Caribbean. This article investigates factors associated with digital and conventional political participation in Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Surinam and Haiti using 2012 AmericasBarometer dataset. Based on logistic regression, attitudinal factors positively associated with digital political participation are: political understanding, support for democracy, conventional political participation, and internet usage. Digital political action is less likely for the politically tolerant. Engagement in protest is positively associated with digital political action, signing petition, greater levels of education, being male but less likely for those who use the internet. These findings demonstrate that digital political action and conventional political participation are mutually reinforcing.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.