Date of Award
1-1-2016
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Information Science
Content Description
1 online resource (iii, 193 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Teresa M Harrison
Committee Members
S. S. Ravi, Luis F Luna-Reyes
Keywords
content analysis, e-participation, e-petition, LDA, policy informatics, topic modeling, Petitions, Political participation, Internet, Internet in public administration, Electronic public records, Topic distillation (Internet searching)
Subject Categories
Library and Information Science | Public Policy
Abstract
The Obama Administration launched an e-petitioning site called “We the People” (WtP) in 2011 to encourage the submission of citizens’ policy suggestions. Since 2011, thousands of petitions have been submitted to this site. Analysis of the contents of petition texts using topic modeling may enable policy makers and government leaders to identify latent topics of public interest that are not otherwise apparent.
Recommended Citation
Hagen, Loni, "Topic modeling for e-petition analysis : interpreting petitioners' policy priorities" (2016). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1622.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1622