The Use of Facebook to Promote Engagement with Local Governments in Spain

Arturo Haro Rosario (), Alejandro Sáez Martín () and María Del Carmen Caba Pérez ()
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Arturo Haro Rosario: University of Almería
Alejandro Sáez Martín: University of Almería
María Del Carmen Caba Pérez: University of Almería

Chapter Chapter 12 in Social Media and Local Governments, 2016, pp 219-241 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Social media have changed how governments communicate with society, encouraging participation and the interaction of citizens in public affairs. The main aim of this study is to analyse the online practices of Spanish local governments, through Facebook, to examine the factors that influence these practices and to determine citizens’ mood in this respect. The results obtained show that the popularity and virality of municipal Facebook pages are greater than their followers’ degree of commitment. Users take a positive view of the pages, and the type of information most commonly shared on Facebook by Spanish local governments is of a social nature. Factors that influence local government’s Facebook practices include the level of internet use among the population, the level of municipal debt, the number of inhabitants and the economic capacity of the population.

Keywords: Social Network; Local Government; Stakeholder Theory; Political Competition; Voluntary Disclosure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17722-9_12

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