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Data Analytics for Policy Informatics: The Case of E-Petitioning

In: Policy Analytics, Modelling, and Informatics

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  • Loni Hagen

    (University of South Florida)

  • Teresa M. Harrison

    (University at Albany, SUNY)

  • Catherine L. Dumas

    (University at Albany, SUNY)

Abstract

To contribute to the development of policy informatics, we discuss the benefits of analyzing electronic petitions (e-petitions), a form of citizen-government discourse with deep historic roots that has recently transitioned into a technologically-enabled and novel form of political communication. We begin by presenting a rationale for the analysis of e-petitions as a type of e-participation that can contribute to the development of public policy, provided that it is possible to analyze the large volumes of data produced in petitioning processes. From there we consider two data analytic strategies that offer promising approaches to the analysis of e-petitions and that lend themselves to the future creation of policy informatics tools. We discuss the application of topic modeling to the analysis of e-petition textual data to identify emergent topics of substantial concern to the public. We further propose the application of social network analysis to data related to the dynamics of petitioning processes, such as the social connections between petition initiators and signers, and tweets that solicit petition signatures in petitioning campaigns; both may be useful in revealing patterns of collective action. The paper concludes by reflecting on issues that should be brought to bear on the construction of policy informatics tools that make use of e-petitioning data.

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  • Loni Hagen & Teresa M. Harrison & Catherine L. Dumas, 2018. "Data Analytics for Policy Informatics: The Case of E-Petitioning," Public Administration and Information Technology, in: J Ramon Gil-Garcia & Theresa A. Pardo & Luis F. Luna-Reyes (ed.), Policy Analytics, Modelling, and Informatics, pages 205-224, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:paitcp:978-3-319-61762-6_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-61762-6_9
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