Civic Participation and Facebook - A Cross Sectional Survey of Pakistani University Students

Qaisar Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Saud

2018

Abstract

Regarding the potential of Facebook to bring in positive changes into the civic and political life of the people, there is disagreement among scholars. Optimists believe that social networking sites (SNSs) have changed political and social life worldwide (Attia et al., 2011). These sites have influenced political environments and induced social changes in various countries (Cook, 2010; Marandi et al., 2010; Shaheen, 2008; Guobin, 2010; Smeltzer & Keddy, 2010). Particularly, Facebook has provided new opportunities for citizens to engage, discuss and debate in the political realm (Crompton, 2008). Facebook has transformed the socio-political scenario of Pakistan as well. Academics have reported that Pakistani youths use Facebook for social and political purposes (Mahmood, Zakar & Zakar, 2018; Mahmood, Bhutta, ul Haq, 2018; Mahmood, 2017). This study has examined the relationship between Facebook use and the civic participation of Pakistani youths. The data was collected from university students studying at the different universities in Lahore. The results indicated that Pakistani university students participate in various civic activities. The study also found that the Facebook use of students correlated with their civic participation.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Mahmood Q. and Saud M. (2018). Civic Participation and Facebook - A Cross Sectional Survey of Pakistani University Students.In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA, ISBN 978-989-758-393-3, pages 59-65. DOI: 10.5220/0008816700590065

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icocspa18,
author={Qaisar Khalid Mahmood and Muhammad Saud},
title={Civic Participation and Facebook - A Cross Sectional Survey of Pakistani University Students},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA,},
year={2018},
pages={59-65},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008816700590065},
isbn={978-989-758-393-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA,
TI - Civic Participation and Facebook - A Cross Sectional Survey of Pakistani University Students
SN - 978-989-758-393-3
AU - Mahmood Q.
AU - Saud M.
PY - 2018
SP - 59
EP - 65
DO - 10.5220/0008816700590065