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Dynamika i użytkownicy serwisów z petycjami online w Polsce
Dynamics and Users of Online Petitions in Poland

Author(s): Anna Miotk
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wydziału Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: online petitions; citizen petitions; internet audience measurement; silver generation; political participation

Summary/Abstract: The paper contains an analysis of the user demographics of online petitioning platforms. Scientific objective: To check how the user demographic structure of online petitioning platforms looks like compared to the results of other researches on e-petitioning websites. Research methods: Secondary data from the Gemius / PBI study — measurement of the Internet audience. Results and conclusions: Online petitions are most often visited by people aged 55 and more, and residents of large cities with higher education. Cognitive value: Until now, the largest interest in online petitioning platforms has been attributed to young people. Users of this type of services were also not tested using behavioral data analysis.

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 15-28
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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