دور مواقع التواصل الإلكتروني في تنمية مشاركة الشباب الفلسطيني في القضايا السياسية

Abstract EN

The study aimed to reveal the role of the electronic communication sites in the development of the participation of the Palestinian youth in political issues, and used the survey method, both descriptive and analytical on a sample of young audience which was about 400 young Palestinians in Gaza Provinces.

This study shows the extent of use of the Palestinian youth of networking sites, mail, etc.

and the sites that are mostly used, and clarifying the role of such sites in the development of the participation of Palestinian youth towards political issues.

Also this study has highlighted political issues that have been raised through the sites of electronic communication and discussed by the Palestinian youth and the extent of benefit of them.

The outcomes of this study were as follows: 1.

Palestinian youth use e-networking sites permanently by 92.2 %, and the percentage of those who use them sometimes is 6.5 %, which is an indication that a large proportion of young Palestinians are using e- networking sites.

2.

The Study showed that Face book network is one of the most widely used e-networking sites by 96.5 %, followed by YouTube with a percentage of 1.5 %, then Twitter with a percentage of 1.25 %, then Google Plus with a percentage of 0.5 %, then the blogging with a percentage of 0.25 %.

3.

The Study indicated that 56.14 % of Palestinian youth answered that e-networking sites have developed their participation in political issues.

4.

The study pointed out that the Palestinian youth said that political issues which are covered by the networking sites, have been discussed in order from the most important to less according to the following: (ending the division and national reconciliation, movements and political parties, the siege and the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian elections, the prisoners, the Judaization of Jerusalem and the loss of Palestinian identity, the wall and settlements).

The study has come to a conclusion that there are no significant statistical differences in the averages of responses of young Palestinians according to the following variables : (sex, marital status, age).