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Abstract
Prior information systems (IS) research has provided valuable insight on technology adoption and use which is critical in deriving the benefits of information technology. These studies have utilized theories such as Technology Acceptance Model, Theory of Reason Action, and Technological determinism model to investigate technology adoption. This study continues in this line of research by evaluating the perspectives of investigating the concept of e-democracy within the framework of the Planned Behavioral Theory an extension to the Theory of Reason Action. The article seeks to explain internet and mobile enhanced citizen’s participation in democracy (e-democracy) base on their inherent (attitude) and environmental (subjective norms and perceived behavioral control) enablers and barriers to participate in e-democracy, and how the internet and wireless technologies can help to address democratic issues in resource poor settings such as the Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The study takes the perspective of critical realism and thus provides an example of the application of this research paradigm in an empirical study. We investigated this phenomenon by providing a theoretical grounded model that explains e-democracy adoption adapted from the theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and tested from an empirical examination of constructs using data from randomly selected sub-Saharan African countries. The results render support for the proposed hypotheses, emphasizing the role of human behavior on citizens’ e-democracy adoption.
Highlights
MethodsThe unit of analysis is individual citizens of voting ages, drawn from civil society, NGOs, journalists, and political parties in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)
The proposed model derived from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), was made up of all reflective constructs that are influenced by the prime latent indicators (Freeze & Raschke, 2008)
The concept of e-democracy remains a crucial area of research since it affects citizens and governments on a global scale
Summary
The unit of analysis is individual citizens of voting ages, drawn from civil society, NGOs, journalists, and political parties in SSA. This quantitative research approach will be employed to examine the relationships hypothesized in the model by using a larger sample of participants. We developed a measurement scale for each major variable consisting of multiple items (indicators) borrowed from previous studies. Guided by the theoretical understanding derived from the literature, we identified questionnaire items that were relevant to the constructs in this study. The principal constructs were developed based on existing measures where possible or were adapted from similar scales. Most items were based on previous empirical studies, we developed the actual measurement scales to capture the context of this study. We modified the questionnaire items to match his study of e-democracy in SSA
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