THE POLITICS OF CITIZEN ACCESS TECHNOLOGY - THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION UTILITIES IN 4 CITIES

被引：39

作者：

GUTHRIE, KK

DUTTON, WH

机构：

[1] NEW YORK CITY DEPT TELECOMMUN & ENERGY, NEW YORK, NY USA

[2] UNIV SO CALIF, ANNENBERG SCH COMMUN, LOS ANGELES, CA 90089 USA

[3] UNIV SO CALIF, SCH PUBL ADM, LOS ANGELES, CA 90089 USA

来源：

POLICY STUDIES JOURNAL | 1992年 / 20卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1541-0072.1992.tb00184.x

中图分类号：

D0 [政治学、政治理论];

学科分类号：

0302 ; 030201 ;

摘要：

This article uses comparative case studies to examine the political shaping of public information utilities developed by American local governments. These public access computer networks are designed to facilitate access to community information and dialogue. We view technology design as analogous to developing public policy on citizen participation, where the ''legislation'' is imbedded in the technological design. Research sites included three adopter cities, Santa Monica, Pasadena, and Glendale, California, and one nonadopter city, Irvine. This comparison highlights key technology-policy choices (including the choice of not developing this application). Our analysis then examines the role of technological paradigms, local political cultures, and organizational arrangements in shaping municipal approaches to addressing these key policy choices.

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页码：574 / 597

页数：24