Social Media and the Public Policy Process in Egypt
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2014
Abstract
For the past three years the political environment in Egypt, and the middle east in general, has undergone substantial change such as increase in public opinion and awareness, increase in political participation, increase in voting turnout franchise as well as introducing a new paradigm of communication which has great influence on the political and social landscape of the world “Social Media”. The aim of this study is to explore the impact and effect of social media (Facebook) on the changing political environment of the public policy process in Egypt. This article analyzes the different stages of the Public Policy Process in Egypt, with application to the Minimum and Maximum Wage Policy, and examines how it was influenced by the Facebook, as a device of the social media, as a new channel of political mobilization.
Recommended Citation
Khodair, A. & Khalifa, M. (2014). Social Media and the Public Policy Process in Egypt. Journalism and Mass Communication, Vol. 4, No. 6, June.