Use of Social Networking Media in Political Participation: A Study on Dhaka University Students

Ashek Mahmud, Ruhul Amin
2017 Sociology and Anthropology  
The role of social networking websites (SNWs) on offline political activities has gained currency in recent days. This study aims to explore the dynamics of relationship between users of social networking websites and their political participation. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 110 students in the University of Dhaka. The empirical study focuses on evaluating whether there is relationship or not between SNWs and offline political participation in different respects. The use of SNWs
more » ... ontributes to boosting consciousness about political activity and political awareness. It also studies to find association between time span used up in SNWs and participation in offline political activities. This study concludes that some specific activities in SNWs have role to develop the level of participation in political activities.
doi:10.13189/sa.2017.050607 fatcat:xbbvq4b4enhhbi5vgfo52qkfoi