Ramona Mcneal
Biographic Data
| ID | 4392786 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ramona Mcneal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ramona |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcneal |
| SIGNATURE | MCNEAL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Northern Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 414 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Technology, politics, and e-commerce: Internet sales tax and interstate cooperation
E-Disclosure of Campaign Finance Information: Divergent Interests in the States
This study examines factors that influence transparency and access in e-disclosure of state campaign finances. Although e-disclosure has the potential to increase campaign finance transparency and real-time public access to information, little research has been conducted on the factors that have influenced the extent of state e-disclosure practices. E-disclosure practices are analyzed from 2003 through 2007 for the 50 states using multivariate cr…
Election Administration Reform and State Choice: Voter Identification Requirements and Hava
This research examines factors that have influenced state choices about methods of voter identification practices in the current environment of election administration reform. State voter identification practices have been an active area of state policy action since 2000. Rival explanations for state adoption of voter identification requirements are analyzed for three national election cycles following the 2000 presidential election. State voter …
Citizen–Government Interaction and the Internet: Expectations and Accomplishments in Contact, Quality, and Trust
In addition to improving efficiency and transparency of government services, e-government may increase the frequency of interaction between citizens and government as well as improve perceptions of quality and trust in government more broadly. Analyses of citizen-initiated contact with government using Pew Internet and American Life Project survey data indicate that e-government has motivated citizeninitiated contact with government among some de…
Institutions, Policy Innovation, and E‐Government in the American States
Examining the rankings of American states in one fast‐growing policy area, e‐government, states with the most sophisticated and comprehensive policies varied over a five‐year period. What factors account for change in digital government policy innovation over time? Using time‐series analysis and 50‐state data, the authors find that state institutional capacity is important for continued innovation. They also find an association between reinventio…
Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation
This analysis of how the ability to participate in society online affects political and economic opportunity finds that technology use matters in wages and income and civic participation and voting. Just as education has promoted democracy and economic growth, the Internet has the potential to benefit society as a whole. Digital citizenship, or the ability to participate in society online, promotes social inclusion. But statistics show that signi…
E-disclosure laws and electronic campaign finance reform: Lessons from the diffusion of e-government policies in the States
Innovating in Digital Government in the American States
Objective. The purpose of this research is to examine why some states have embraced digital government more extensively than others. Methods. Multivariate regression analysis is used to empirically test explanations for state innovation in e‐government. The primary dependent variable is the percent of state‐level government websites offering online services to citizens. Results. Republican‐controlled legislatures are more likely to embrace e‐gove…
Enhancing Civic Engagement: The Effect of Direct Democracy on Political Participation and Knowledge
What is the impact of direct democracy on citizens' political participation and knowledge? Progressive Era reformers and normative theorists have argued that institutional procedures allowing citizens a more direct role in government decision-making will increase civic engagement, broadly defined. Using American National Election Studies data for 1996, 1998, and 2000, we test this hypothesis. Our multivariate analysis suggests that exposure to ba…
Unraveling the Effects of the Internet on Political Participation
While a long tradition of research documents the demographic and psychological determinants of political participation, there is also evidence to suggest that changes in communication technology may play an important role in influencing electoral behavior. We suggest traditional models of voter turnout may be under-specified with respect to changes in the media, especially use of new information technologies. The Internet may enhance voter inform…
Excerpts from Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2007)
Unraveling the Effects of the Internet on Political Participation
While a long tradition of research documents the demographic and psychological determinants of political participation, there is also evidence to suggest that changes in communication technology may play an important role in influencing electoral behavior. We suggest traditional models of voter turnout may be under-specified with respect to changes in the media, especially use of new information technologies. The Internet may enhance voter inform…
Institutions, Policy Innovation, and E‐Government in the American States
Examining the rankings of American states in one fast‐growing policy area, e‐government, states with the most sophisticated and comprehensive policies varied over a five‐year period. What factors account for change in digital government policy innovation over time? Using time‐series analysis and 50‐state data, the authors find that state institutional capacity is important for continued innovation. They also find an association between reinventio…
Enhancing Civic Engagement: The Effect of Direct Democracy on Political Participation and Knowledge
What is the impact of direct democracy on citizens' political participation and knowledge? Progressive Era reformers and normative theorists have argued that institutional procedures allowing citizens a more direct role in government decision-making will increase civic engagement, broadly defined. Using American National Election Studies data for 1996, 1998, and 2000, we test this hypothesis. Our multivariate analysis suggests that exposure to ba…
Election Administration Reform and State Choice: Voter Identification Requirements and Hava
This research examines factors that have influenced state choices about methods of voter identification practices in the current environment of election administration reform. State voter identification practices have been an active area of state policy action since 2000. Rival explanations for state adoption of voter identification requirements are analyzed for three national election cycles following the 2000 presidential election. State voter …
Innovating in Digital Government in the American States
Objective. The purpose of this research is to examine why some states have embraced digital government more extensively than others. Methods. Multivariate regression analysis is used to empirically test explanations for state innovation in e‐government. The primary dependent variable is the percent of state‐level government websites offering online services to citizens. Results. Republican‐controlled legislatures are more likely to embrace e‐gove…
Technology, politics, and e-commerce: Internet sales tax and interstate cooperation
Citizen–Government Interaction and the Internet: Expectations and Accomplishments in Contact, Quality, and Trust
In addition to improving efficiency and transparency of government services, e-government may increase the frequency of interaction between citizens and government as well as improve perceptions of quality and trust in government more broadly. Analyses of citizen-initiated contact with government using Pew Internet and American Life Project survey data indicate that e-government has motivated citizeninitiated contact with government among some de…
E-disclosure laws and electronic campaign finance reform: Lessons from the diffusion of e-government policies in the States
E-Disclosure of Campaign Finance Information: Divergent Interests in the States
This study examines factors that influence transparency and access in e-disclosure of state campaign finances. Although e-disclosure has the potential to increase campaign finance transparency and real-time public access to information, little research has been conducted on the factors that have influenced the extent of state e-disclosure practices. E-disclosure practices are analyzed from 2003 through 2007 for the 50 states using multivariate cr…
Excerpts from Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2007)
Innovating in Digital Government in the American States
Objective. The purpose of this research is to examine why some states have embraced digital government more extensively than others. Methods. Multivariate regression analysis is used to empirically test explanations for state innovation in e‐government. The primary dependent variable is the percent of state‐level government websites offering online services to citizens. Results. Republican‐controlled legislatures are more likely to embrace e‐gove…
Enhancing Civic Engagement: The Effect of Direct Democracy on Political Participation and Knowledge
What is the impact of direct democracy on citizens' political participation and knowledge? Progressive Era reformers and normative theorists have argued that institutional procedures allowing citizens a more direct role in government decision-making will increase civic engagement, broadly defined. Using American National Election Studies data for 1996, 1998, and 2000, we test this hypothesis. Our multivariate analysis suggests that exposure to ba…
Unraveling the Effects of the Internet on Political Participation
While a long tradition of research documents the demographic and psychological determinants of political participation, there is also evidence to suggest that changes in communication technology may play an important role in influencing electoral behavior. We suggest traditional models of voter turnout may be under-specified with respect to changes in the media, especially use of new information technologies. The Internet may enhance voter inform…
E-disclosure laws and electronic campaign finance reform: Lessons from the diffusion of e-government policies in the States
Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation
This analysis of how the ability to participate in society online affects political and economic opportunity finds that technology use matters in wages and income and civic participation and voting. Just as education has promoted democracy and economic growth, the Internet has the potential to benefit society as a whole. Digital citizenship, or the ability to participate in society online, promotes social inclusion. But statistics show that signi…
Citizen–Government Interaction and the Internet: Expectations and Accomplishments in Contact, Quality, and Trust
In addition to improving efficiency and transparency of government services, e-government may increase the frequency of interaction between citizens and government as well as improve perceptions of quality and trust in government more broadly. Analyses of citizen-initiated contact with government using Pew Internet and American Life Project survey data indicate that e-government has motivated citizeninitiated contact with government among some de…
Institutions, Policy Innovation, and E‐Government in the American States
Examining the rankings of American states in one fast‐growing policy area, e‐government, states with the most sophisticated and comprehensive policies varied over a five‐year period. What factors account for change in digital government policy innovation over time? Using time‐series analysis and 50‐state data, the authors find that state institutional capacity is important for continued innovation. They also find an association between reinventio…
E-Disclosure of Campaign Finance Information: Divergent Interests in the States
This study examines factors that influence transparency and access in e-disclosure of state campaign finances. Although e-disclosure has the potential to increase campaign finance transparency and real-time public access to information, little research has been conducted on the factors that have influenced the extent of state e-disclosure practices. E-disclosure practices are analyzed from 2003 through 2007 for the 50 states using multivariate cr…
Election Administration Reform and State Choice: Voter Identification Requirements and Hava
This research examines factors that have influenced state choices about methods of voter identification practices in the current environment of election administration reform. State voter identification practices have been an active area of state policy action since 2000. Rival explanations for state adoption of voter identification requirements are analyzed for three national election cycles following the 2000 presidential election. State voter …
Technology, politics, and e-commerce: Internet sales tax and interstate cooperation
Political science (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Politics (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · E-Government and Public Services (6 works) · Government (linguistics (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Social Media and Politics (6 works) · Business (5 works)