뉴미디어를 통한 소통 채널의 확장과 정치참여 변화 연구: 인터넷과 소셜미디어를 주목하며

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how communication channel expansion affects political participation by reviewing the development of media technologies,expecially more recent new media. First, the study investigated the trend and changes in forms of political participation from traditional media(newspapers, radio and TV) to new media including the Internet and social networking services. Second, the study focused on the effect of advanced web services as communication channels on political participation according to the three development stages of new media technology;web1.0, web2.0 and web3.0. Lastly, the study tried to predict future trendsor patterns of political participation.