Karen Mossberger
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 830206 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Karen Mossberger |
| PRENOMES | Karen |
| SOBRENOME | Mossberger |
| ASSINATURA | MOSSBERGER K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2755-1385 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 730 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1969 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Public perceptions of responsible AI in local government
Metaverse as local government communication platform
The public good and public attitudes toward data sharing through IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) has potential to deliver important benefits for IoT users, society and public good. How do citizens feel about sharing data from personal devices compared with “smart city” data collection in public spaces, with government and nongovernmental organizations, and across different situations? What predicts willingness to share their data with government? Through a nationally representative survey of over 2000 US responde…
Community-wide broadband adoption and student academic achievement
Governor's political affiliation and stringent Covid ‐19 policy
The political affiliation of governors has been highlighted as the most important predictor of a state's aggressiveness in responding to the pandemic, that is, Democratic governors advocated for more stringent policies than their Republican counterparts. However, of the 39 states that issued a statewide stay‐at‐home order (SAHO) mandate, nearly half were led by Republican governors. Using a qualitative comparative analysis, we find that gubernato…
A new measure of digital economic activity and its impact on local opportunity
Online businesses and platform work can create the impression that the digital economy is ephemeral and placeless. But the digital economy is experienced locally, and its effects are spatial. Measuring them requires better community-level data on economic activities online. While new government data measures broadband subscriptions down to neighborhoods, existing public data do not measure how broadband is used in local communities, and whether t…
Government as a platform
Information and Policy Innovation in U.S. States
Information is a critically important, yet hard to measure, component on policy innovation across state governments. Widespread use of broadband has made it easier for governments to observe other actors, increasing the amount of policy information, while also diversifying the sources of information available to policymakers. This should translate into making governments more innovative over time and quicker to adapt to challenges. At the same ti…
Experimenting with Public Engagement Platforms in Local Government
Cities are venues for experimentation with technology (e.g., smart cities) and democratic governance. At the intersection of both trends is the emergence of new online platforms for citizen engagement. There is little evidence to date on the extent to which these are being used or the characteristics associated with adopters at the leading edge. With rich data on civic engagement and innovation from a 2016 International City/County Management Ass…
The mobile Internet and digital citizenship in African-American and Latino communities
Smartphone use is transforming the meaning of being online, especially for African-Americans and Latinos. To what extent has this enabled these populations to become digital citizens, able to participate in society online? Internet use is increasingly important for the exercise of the political, economic and social rights that have often been associated with citizenship [Mossberger, K., Tolbert, C. J., & McNeal, R. S. (2008). Digital citizenship:…
Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era
Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era
Connecting citizens and local governments? Social media and interactivity in major U.S. cities
The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics
Setting City Agendas
This article, which analyzes models of policy agenda setting that mostly built and applied to national policymaking, both in the United States and abroad, suggests that the divergence in scholarship is detrimental to theorizing on city politics and policy, and to the understanding of agenda dynamics and policy change. It argues that the complex dance between institutional change and policy change which is so prevalent in national-level research o…
Unraveling Different Barriers to Internet Use
While current federal programs for broadband have invested heavily in rural infrastructure, significant disparities in Internet use remain in urban areas, where broadband networks are available. The success of the national broadband plan and federal policy require understanding barriers to Internet adoption, including persistent inequalities in urban areas. Analysis of a random sample telephone survey in the city of Chicago merged with census tra…
Are All American Women Making Progress Online? African–Americans and Latinas
Although the gender gap online has narrowed in the United States, little research on technology access and use has examined the different experiences of women-particularly the interaction between gender, race/ethnicity, and poverty. Using the most recent comprehensive survey of technology use and access, the 2003 Current Population Survey, we find new evidence of diminishing gender disparities overall, differences between African-American women a…
Going Online Without Easy Access
Building on a national study that showed that concentrated poverty matters for the “digital divide,” this research compares the influence of the neighborhood-level context in three cities that vary in racial composition and income. We use a 2005 random digit-dialed survey of respondents in Northeast Ohio communities, and find unexpectedly that residents in areas of concentrated poverty demonstrate efforts to go online despite lacking home or work…
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…
Bringing Bureaucracy Back In
Digital Citizenship
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…
The Effects of E‐Government on Trust and Confidence in Government
Trust in government has been declining for more than three decades now. E‐government has been proposed as a way to increase citizen trust in government and improve citizen evaluations of government generally. Using two‐stage models to analyze recent Pew survey data, this research explores the relationship between e‐government use, attitudes about e‐government, and trust in government. There is a statistically significant relationship between trus…
Race, Place, and Information Technology
Technology inequalities based on race and ethnicity present a paradox. African-Americans and Latinos have lower rates of access and skill, even controlling for socioeconomic factors. Yet African-Americans, and to a lesser extent, Latinos, also have more positive attitudes toward information technology than similarly situated whites. Because attitudes cannot explain lower rates of access and skill, we hypothesize that racial segregation and concen…
Building Blocks for a Methodology for Comparative Urban Political Research
Comparative urban political research offers scholars the opportunity to develop theory and to compare practice, yet there is a need for more conscious attention to the comparative method and the special opportunities and challenges involved in its application to local political phenomena. This article examines and makes recommendations on issues that are particularly relevant to cross-national research in urban politics and policy, including deal…
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…
The Effects of E‐Government on Trust and Confidence in Government
Trust in government has been declining for more than three decades now. E‐government has been proposed as a way to increase citizen trust in government and improve citizen evaluations of government generally. Using two‐stage models to analyze recent Pew survey data, this research explores the relationship between e‐government use, attitudes about e‐government, and trust in government. There is a statistically significant relationship between trus…
The Evolution of Urban Regime Theory
Urban regime theory came to prominence with the publication of Clarence Stone’s study of Atlanta in 1989, although earlier work by Fainstein and Fainstein (1983) and Elkin (1987) has also been influential. Since then, regime analysis has been extensively used to examine urban politics both inside North America and beyond. The authors argue that the wide use of regime analysis is a recognition of its value and insights but that some applications h…
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…
Connecting citizens and local governments? Social media and interactivity in major U.S. cities
Building Blocks for a Methodology for Comparative Urban Political Research
Comparative urban political research offers scholars the opportunity to develop theory and to compare practice, yet there is a need for more conscious attention to the comparative method and the special opportunities and challenges involved in its application to local political phenomena. This article examines and makes recommendations on issues that are particularly relevant to cross-national research in urban politics and policy, including deal…
State-Federal Diffusion and Policy Learning
Journal Article State-Federal Diffusion and Policy Learning: From Enterprise Zones to Empowerment Zones Get access Karen Mossberger Karen Mossberger Kent State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 29, Issue 3, Summer 1999, Pages 31–50, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a030036 Published: 01 January 1999
Unraveling Different Barriers to Internet Use
While current federal programs for broadband have invested heavily in rural infrastructure, significant disparities in Internet use remain in urban areas, where broadband networks are available. The success of the national broadband plan and federal policy require understanding barriers to Internet adoption, including persistent inequalities in urban areas. Analysis of a random sample telephone survey in the city of Chicago merged with census tra…
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…
Race, Place, and Information Technology
Technology inequalities based on race and ethnicity present a paradox. African-Americans and Latinos have lower rates of access and skill, even controlling for socioeconomic factors. Yet African-Americans, and to a lesser extent, Latinos, also have more positive attitudes toward information technology than similarly situated whites. Because attitudes cannot explain lower rates of access and skill, we hypothesize that racial segregation and concen…
Experimenting with Public Engagement Platforms in Local Government
Cities are venues for experimentation with technology (e.g., smart cities) and democratic governance. At the intersection of both trends is the emergence of new online platforms for citizen engagement. There is little evidence to date on the extent to which these are being used or the characteristics associated with adopters at the leading edge. With rich data on civic engagement and innovation from a 2016 International City/County Management Ass…
Going Online Without Easy Access
Building on a national study that showed that concentrated poverty matters for the “digital divide,” this research compares the influence of the neighborhood-level context in three cities that vary in racial composition and income. We use a 2005 random digit-dialed survey of respondents in Northeast Ohio communities, and find unexpectedly that residents in areas of concentrated poverty demonstrate efforts to go online despite lacking home or work…
Governor's political affiliation and stringent Covid ‐19 policy
The political affiliation of governors has been highlighted as the most important predictor of a state's aggressiveness in responding to the pandemic, that is, Democratic governors advocated for more stringent policies than their Republican counterparts. However, of the 39 states that issued a statewide stay‐at‐home order (SAHO) mandate, nearly half were led by Republican governors. Using a qualitative comparative analysis, we find that gubernato…
Inner-City Policy in Britain
The authors seek to explain why the inner city has remained on the agenda of British governments since the 1960s. Several factors suggest that government attention to the issue should wane over time: the absence of a strong constituency, limited salience to the state's core interests, and the relative failure of past policy. In fact, top government ministers and senior officials have played an active role in maintaining the issue on the agenda. T…
Government as a platform
Information and Policy Innovation in U.S. States
Information is a critically important, yet hard to measure, component on policy innovation across state governments. Widespread use of broadband has made it easier for governments to observe other actors, increasing the amount of policy information, while also diversifying the sources of information available to policymakers. This should translate into making governments more innovative over time and quicker to adapt to challenges. At the same ti…
Setting City Agendas
This article, which analyzes models of policy agenda setting that mostly built and applied to national policymaking, both in the United States and abroad, suggests that the divergence in scholarship is detrimental to theorizing on city politics and policy, and to the understanding of agenda dynamics and policy change. It argues that the complex dance between institutional change and policy change which is so prevalent in national-level research o…
Public perceptions of responsible AI in local government
Excerpts from Digital Citizenship
Urban Regime Theory in Comparative Perspective
The urban literature has devoted increasing attention to cross-national comparison of urban change and governance. What is lacking, however, is the development of conceptual frameworks that are adequate to embrace the greater variation in conditions encountered in cross-national research, compared with conditions within a single country. Without such a framework, comparison remains an exercise in depicting unique and unrelated cases. Urban regime…
Inner-City Policy in Britain
The authors seek to explain why the inner city has remained on the agenda of British governments since the 1960s. Several factors suggest that government attention to the issue should wane over time: the absence of a strong constituency, limited salience to the state's core interests, and the relative failure of past policy. In fact, top government ministers and senior officials have played an active role in maintaining the issue on the agenda. T…
State-Federal Diffusion and Policy Learning
Journal Article State-Federal Diffusion and Policy Learning: From Enterprise Zones to Empowerment Zones Get access Karen Mossberger Karen Mossberger Kent State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 29, Issue 3, Summer 1999, Pages 31–50, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a030036 Published: 01 January 1999
The Politics of Ideas and the Spread of Enterprise Zones
The Evolution of Urban Regime Theory
Urban regime theory came to prominence with the publication of Clarence Stone’s study of Atlanta in 1989, although earlier work by Fainstein and Fainstein (1983) and Elkin (1987) has also been influential. Since then, regime analysis has been extensively used to examine urban politics both inside North America and beyond. The authors argue that the wide use of regime analysis is a recognition of its value and insights but that some applications h…
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…
Policy Transfer as a Form of Prospective Policy Evaluation
This article focuses on policy transfer as a form of prospective policy analysis, which we define as policy makers' attempts to assess the effect of a policy or program before it is put in place. Despite a burgeoning literature on cross‐national policy transfer, there has been little systematic comparison of cases to identify either common problems or potential strategies in the practice of policy transfer. This article sets forth a rational mode…
The Effects of E‐Government on Trust and Confidence in Government
Trust in government has been declining for more than three decades now. E‐government has been proposed as a way to increase citizen trust in government and improve citizen evaluations of government generally. Using two‐stage models to analyze recent Pew survey data, this research explores the relationship between e‐government use, attitudes about e‐government, and trust in government. There is a statistically significant relationship between trus…
Race, Place, and Information Technology
Technology inequalities based on race and ethnicity present a paradox. African-Americans and Latinos have lower rates of access and skill, even controlling for socioeconomic factors. Yet African-Americans, and to a lesser extent, Latinos, also have more positive attitudes toward information technology than similarly situated whites. Because attitudes cannot explain lower rates of access and skill, we hypothesize that racial segregation and concen…
Building Blocks for a Methodology for Comparative Urban Political Research
Comparative urban political research offers scholars the opportunity to develop theory and to compare practice, yet there is a need for more conscious attention to the comparative method and the special opportunities and challenges involved in its application to local political phenomena. This article examines and makes recommendations on issues that are particularly relevant to cross-national research in urban politics and policy, including deal…
Digital Citizenship
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…
Are All American Women Making Progress Online? African–Americans and Latinas
Although the gender gap online has narrowed in the United States, little research on technology access and use has examined the different experiences of women-particularly the interaction between gender, race/ethnicity, and poverty. Using the most recent comprehensive survey of technology use and access, the 2003 Current Population Survey, we find new evidence of diminishing gender disparities overall, differences between African-American women a…
Going Online Without Easy Access
Building on a national study that showed that concentrated poverty matters for the “digital divide,” this research compares the influence of the neighborhood-level context in three cities that vary in racial composition and income. We use a 2005 random digit-dialed survey of respondents in Northeast Ohio communities, and find unexpectedly that residents in areas of concentrated poverty demonstrate efforts to go online despite lacking home or work…
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…
Bringing Bureaucracy Back In
The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics
Setting City Agendas
This article, which analyzes models of policy agenda setting that mostly built and applied to national policymaking, both in the United States and abroad, suggests that the divergence in scholarship is detrimental to theorizing on city politics and policy, and to the understanding of agenda dynamics and policy change. It argues that the complex dance between institutional change and policy change which is so prevalent in national-level research o…
Unraveling Different Barriers to Internet Use
While current federal programs for broadband have invested heavily in rural infrastructure, significant disparities in Internet use remain in urban areas, where broadband networks are available. The success of the national broadband plan and federal policy require understanding barriers to Internet adoption, including persistent inequalities in urban areas. Analysis of a random sample telephone survey in the city of Chicago merged with census tra…
Connecting citizens and local governments? Social media and interactivity in major U.S. cities
Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era
Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era
The mobile Internet and digital citizenship in African-American and Latino communities
Smartphone use is transforming the meaning of being online, especially for African-Americans and Latinos. To what extent has this enabled these populations to become digital citizens, able to participate in society online? Internet use is increasingly important for the exercise of the political, economic and social rights that have often been associated with citizenship [Mossberger, K., Tolbert, C. J., & McNeal, R. S. (2008). Digital citizenship:…
Government as a platform
Information and Policy Innovation in U.S. States
Information is a critically important, yet hard to measure, component on policy innovation across state governments. Widespread use of broadband has made it easier for governments to observe other actors, increasing the amount of policy information, while also diversifying the sources of information available to policymakers. This should translate into making governments more innovative over time and quicker to adapt to challenges. At the same ti…
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