The circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component: A grounded theory study

This study employs grounded theory (GT) to qualitatively explore preconditions for good governance in social media with an emphasis on accountability. The study sample consists of 20 media activists and social media managers who were selected using a theoretical or purposive sampling strategy. The d...

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Main Authors: H. Emadi, S.A. Afshani, H. Eslami
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Published: Iranian Institute for Social and Cultural Studies 2023-03-01
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Online Access:http://www.jicr.ir/article_471_ae94e6ef3ede91e29392c8b24ae6e9a0.pdf
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description This study employs grounded theory (GT) to qualitatively explore preconditions for good governance in social media with an emphasis on accountability. The study sample consists of 20 media activists and social media managers who were selected using a theoretical or purposive sampling strategy. The data were collected through in-depth interviews with participants. The data collection process continued until saturation, i.e., no new pieces of information could add to the final model. The data were analyzed using open, axial, and selective coding, and then a paradigm model and a theoretical schema were developed based on the 15 main themes and the final theme extracted. The results indicated that the “tamed power of sovereignty” is the fruit of a set of factors such as accountability soft punch, reverse control and monitoring, popular network activism, and networked pressure groups, influenced by a set of contextual and intervening factors. What can cause public trust and social solidarity as the ultimate goal is the adoption of strategies such as normalization of accountability, good pragmatism, the networked activity of governing bodies, and institutional accountability of the government and then moving towards the establishment of an online accountability system. The theoretical schema and paradigm model proposed in this study can interpret the results more accurately.
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spelling doaj-art-d7b5ffbab1f34a769d96ebababa5dd9e2025-08-20T02:14:35ZfasIranian Institute for Social and Cultural StudiesTaḥqīqāt-i Farhangī-i Īrān2008-18472476-50582023-03-01161497810.22035/jicr.2022.3034.3366471The circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component: A grounded theory studyH. Emadi0S.A. Afshani1H. Eslami2PhD Student of Media Management, Yazd Islamic Azad University, Yazd, IranProfessor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, IranAssistant Professor of Government Management, Department of Human Sciences, Yazd Islamic Azad University, Yazd, IranThis study employs grounded theory (GT) to qualitatively explore preconditions for good governance in social media with an emphasis on accountability. The study sample consists of 20 media activists and social media managers who were selected using a theoretical or purposive sampling strategy. The data were collected through in-depth interviews with participants. The data collection process continued until saturation, i.e., no new pieces of information could add to the final model. The data were analyzed using open, axial, and selective coding, and then a paradigm model and a theoretical schema were developed based on the 15 main themes and the final theme extracted. The results indicated that the “tamed power of sovereignty” is the fruit of a set of factors such as accountability soft punch, reverse control and monitoring, popular network activism, and networked pressure groups, influenced by a set of contextual and intervening factors. What can cause public trust and social solidarity as the ultimate goal is the adoption of strategies such as normalization of accountability, good pragmatism, the networked activity of governing bodies, and institutional accountability of the government and then moving towards the establishment of an online accountability system. The theoretical schema and paradigm model proposed in this study can interpret the results more accurately.http://www.jicr.ir/article_471_ae94e6ef3ede91e29392c8b24ae6e9a0.pdfgood governanceonline accountabilitytamed power of sovereigntysocial media
spellingShingle H. Emadi
S.A. Afshani
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The circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component: A grounded theory study
Taḥqīqāt-i Farhangī-i Īrān
good governance
online accountability
tamed power of sovereignty
social media
title The circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component: A grounded theory study
title_full The circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component: A grounded theory study
title_fullStr The circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component: A grounded theory study
title_full_unstemmed The circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component: A grounded theory study
title_short The circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component: A grounded theory study
title_sort circumstances and factors contributing to the development of good governance in social media with a focus on transparency component a grounded theory study
topic good governance
online accountability
tamed power of sovereignty
social media
url http://www.jicr.ir/article_471_ae94e6ef3ede91e29392c8b24ae6e9a0.pdf
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