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Public Administrations and Citizens 2.0: Exploring Digital Public Communication Strategies and Civic Interaction within Italian Municipality Pages on Facebook

Public Administrations and Citizens 2.0: Exploring Digital Public Communication Strategies and Civic Interaction within Italian Municipality Pages on Facebook

Alessandro Lovari, Lorenza Parisi
ISBN13: 9781613503386|ISBN10: 1613503385|EISBN13: 9781613503393
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-338-6.ch012
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Lovari, Alessandro, and Lorenza Parisi. "Public Administrations and Citizens 2.0: Exploring Digital Public Communication Strategies and Civic Interaction within Italian Municipality Pages on Facebook." Networked Sociability and Individualism: Technology for Personal and Professional Relationships, edited by Francesca Comunello, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 238-263. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-338-6.ch012

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Lovari, A. & Parisi, L. (2012). Public Administrations and Citizens 2.0: Exploring Digital Public Communication Strategies and Civic Interaction within Italian Municipality Pages on Facebook. In F. Comunello (Ed.), Networked Sociability and Individualism: Technology for Personal and Professional Relationships (pp. 238-263). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-338-6.ch012

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Lovari, Alessandro, and Lorenza Parisi. "Public Administrations and Citizens 2.0: Exploring Digital Public Communication Strategies and Civic Interaction within Italian Municipality Pages on Facebook." In Networked Sociability and Individualism: Technology for Personal and Professional Relationships, edited by Francesca Comunello, 238-263. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-338-6.ch012

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to describe how the use of social media, especially the use of social network sites, is influencing public communication strategies and online users’ interactions. We conducted an exploratory analysis of the prevalent use of Facebook pages by Italian municipalities examining the characteristics of the online interactions emerging in the communication strategies of four Italian provincial capitals: Rimini, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Venezia. We compared the four municipality pages on Facebook looking at the number of users, age composition, and gender. Then we carried out a content analysis to describe the prevalent kinds of posts published in the municipality Walls on Facebook. We concluded that Italian municipalities are now adopting different communication strategies on Facebook: each municipality proposes a particular content mix that creates a specific communication flow addressed toward citizens.

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