Drawing on the theoretical view of cyberspace’s role in engagement in public discourse and civic activities, the current study investigates how social media use is related to public discourse and civic engagement in mainland China. Moreover, we examine how political interest, general trust in people, and life satisfaction modify the interdependence of social media use and public discourse and c...

among modern media the internet has an outstanding position. quick prevalent of communication technology provide this question that, what is the role of these communication tools about public participation, social and political change in around the world? in this study we evaluate effect of social media on transparency and public trust with the moderating role of public participation in practic...

This article analyzes trust in public institutions. In both theoretical literature and empirical research, a link between social trust and institutional trust has been established. Specifically, this paper casts additional light on this relationship. Moreover, it tests whether institutional trust is dependent on citizens’ perceptions of how well institutions live up to normative expectations he...