Social Capital

Civic Engagement
Political Participation
Chang ChihChen
Li Jing (Keira)

Jordyne Wu
@jordyne
jwu@hubspot.com
Have you ever attend a protest?
Have you ever voting in the electoral activities?
Have you ever worked for the communities?
Have you ever give comments on public issues?
Have you ever forwading political messages?
Have you ever click “Like” on public messages?

Questions

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 1. Questions
2. Definitions
3. Relations
OUTLINE 4. Examples
5. Conclusions
6. Discussion
1 Political Participation
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2 Civic Engagement Definitions
3 Social Capital

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What is Political Participation?

• Taking part in politics. 

• Paying taxes would not usually be regarded as

political participation,
• but refusing to do so can be a political act!
Re ma rk a b le
• "By political participation we mean activity by
private citizens designed to influence
government decision-making."
• -----by Huntington & Nelson (1976: 3)

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What is Civic Engagement?

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• Civic engagement means working to make a
difference in the civic life of our communities
and developing the combination of knowledge,
skills, values.
• -----by The New York Times

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What is Social Capital?

• Social relations that have productive benefits. 

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3 Relations
3. Relations

• Online resources VS
• Social Capital/Civic Engagement/Politcal
Participation

• Can technology increase political

participation?
• http://video.answers.com/increasing-political-p
articipation-with-technology-294134995

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3. Relations

• Social Media’s Role

• What is the SNS? (Answer in reading)

• Social Network Sites

• Can you give some examples of SNS?

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4 Examples
Twitter Revolution
• refer to different revolutions and protests,
which were coordinated using Twitter

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• 2010–2011 Tunisian revolution, also known as
Jasmine Revolution and Wikileaks Revolution,
Revolution
in which the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben
Ali was ended after 23 years

• Egyptian Revolution of 2011, in which the

regime of Hosni Mubarak was ended after 30
years

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• 2009 Moldova civil unrest, claiming that the
elections, which saw the governing Party of
Communists of the Republic of Moldova
(PCRM) win a majority of seats, were
fraudulent
• 2009–2010 Iranian election protests, also
known as Green Revolution and Facebook
Revolution,
Revolution following the 2009 Iranian
presidential election

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How Twitter function in the revolution

• evolved into a source of breaking news -- with

everyday citizens sharing news.

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• What is Pman??

• A Twitter "tag"

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• "pman" is not short for "pacman";
• it stands for "Piata Marii Adunari Nationale",
which is Romanian name for the biggest
square in Chisinau, Moldova's capital. 

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How Twitter function in the revolution

• Twitter "tag" has been used to mobilize young

people around a particular event.

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How Twitter function in the revolution

• Following the group

How Twitter function in the revolution

• Specific time and spot

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• Let’s go to
Taiwan’s
Examples!

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FB FANPAGE

• Gathering supporters.

• Raising public attention.

• Promote ideas or activities.

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PTT
• PTT Bulletin Board System is a terminal-
based bulletin board system based in Taiwan.
• > 1.5 million registered users.
• During peak hours, there are over 150,000
users online
• over 20,000 boards
• more than 20000 articles and 500000
comments are posted every day.

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• Like or Dislike with Comments
• Reply Articles
• Wash Board
• Oblation Articles
• Online Personal Data Searching
HATE life-saving event

• 2006/12/20 9 p.m.
• " emergency!! Kaohsiung People!" The
article, talked about his friend wants to
suicide.

• In the eighth floor of a hotel in Kaohsiung.

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• Online Searching: hotel location, personal
data…

• Share information by replying the article.

• Call every hotel which is higher than 8 floors.

• Found the person after 1.5 hrs.

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Death of Hung Chung-Chiu

• A Taiwan Army corporal in 542nd

Armour Brigade, under suspicious
circumstances while serving a
detention sentence in a 269th
Mechanized Infantry Brigade barrack
during his conscription service
spurred allegations of military abuse.
• Some one gathering bless for Hung in Military
and Gossip forum.
• After news comes out : lazy packages, online
information searching, discussion, call relevant
units.….
• But lots of evidences disappeared, and military
seemed to cover the truth….

• 7/13 spicycop: 「各位板友國防部抗議啦 !!!! 」

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ZEN 1985
• The protest has sparked the resignation
of Minister of National Defense Kao Hua-chu,
an apology from President Ma Ying-jeou,
major reforms to Taiwan's legal system
including the abolition of court martial during
peacetime, and doubts over the future
of Taiwan's conscription program changes.

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News Foundation Group

• Stories about people who need helped

• Financial support
• Offer donation pathway
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/charity

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 Community of
Software Developing

• Transparency of information can help citizens

better understand the government operation
and public issues.
• Offer programs about public issues
information arrangement.
• http://fact.g0v.tw/ 政誌
• http://newshelper.g0v.tw/ 新聞小幫手
5 Conclusion
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6. Discussion

• Ricky Wong
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