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This article explores the characteristics of citizen e-participation in Tunisian local communities. Since the adoption of the Electoral Code in 2018, governments have launched numerous electronic initiatives, particularly on social media platforms. Our multi-site case study, carried out in three areas of investigation (five Tunisian local communities, four citizen associations working in the municipal field and three central government institutions), demonstrates that the design of citizen e-participation initiatives must consider six key dimensions. These include digital tools, domains, users, activities of users, levels, and contextual factors impacting citizen e-participation.

Keywords: transformation numérique, participation citoyenne électronique, collectivités locales tunisiennes, étude de cas multisites, Digital transformation, citizen e-participation, Tunisian local communities, multi-site case study

This article provides an analysis of the educational use of Facebook as a remote collaborative learning platform in higher education, especially at the Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Mahdia (Tunisia). The aim of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of collaborative work through an activity involving computer science students in a collective process of knowledge construction. Because of the social interactions that accompany this process, the privileged model of learning during this activity was the social learning. As part of this study, we try to determine how the use of Facebook as a tool for sharing, communication and networking exchanges can promote the effectiveness of collaborative learning. Our analysis of data from traces of activities on the Facebook group's wall and the contents of the semi-structured interviews conducted with students enabled us to answer our initial question. Indeed, the results show that the use o f Facebook as an online collaborative learning platform actually promotes the co-production skills and knowledge expected from students. Regarding students' interactions, there is a good quality of communication. Thus, we concluded that the use of Facebook is effective for the establishment of a remote collaborative learning activity, but there are some preconditions to be met such as implementing a true accompanying scenario throughout the activity.

Keywords: Facebook, apprentissage social, interactions, apprentissage collaboratif, travail collaboratif, Facebook, social learning, interactions, collaborative learning, collaborative work

If the smartphone typifies the post-photographic interface, then the data center epitomizes post-photographic infrastructure. Through critical engagement with cloud computing and its ecological impact on natural environments, this article problematizes the metaphorical conception of ecology in media studies, and argues for a materialist approach to post-photography that takes account of the natural resources and material infrastructures enabling contemporary image practices.

Academic social-networking sites (ASNS) such as Academia.edu and ResearchGate are becoming very popular among academics. These sites allow uploading academic articles, abstracts, and links to published articles; track demand for published articles, and engage in professional interaction. This study investigates the nature of the use and the perceived utility of the sites for academics. The study employs the Uses and Gratifications theory to analyze the use of ASNS. A questionnaire was sent to all faculty members at three academic institutions. The findings indicate that researchers use ASNS mainly for consumption of information, slightly less for sharing of information, and very scantily for interaction with others. As for the gratifications that motivate users to visit ASNS, four main ones were found: self-promotion and ego-bolstering, acquisition of professional knowledge, belonging to a peer community, and interaction with peers.

Keywords: academic social-networking sites, users' motivation, Academia.edu, ResearchGate, uses and gratifications

Le présent mémoire propose une analyse sur la communication par l'entremise des médias sociaux, en occurrence Facebook, par les ministères et agences du Gouvernement du Canada et les citoyens. La question posée est celle de savoir si cet emploi utilise le plein potentiel dialogique offert par les médias sociaux. L'angle proposé est celui de la construction d'une grille d'analyse bâtie à base des composantes d'une communication dialogique telle que définie dans le cadre de la théorie de la communication dialogique. Nous proposons de mesurer le niveau dialogique des usages en sondant la présence de cinq caractéristiques de la communication dialogique : la mutualité, la proximité, l'empathie, le risque et l'encagement. Notre question de recherche est campée dans un phénomène social observé et documenté, soit la …

Les organisations vérifient de plus en plus les médias sociaux des candidats dans le cadre de leurs processus de sélection du personnel. Toutefois, comme peu de recherches ont été effectuées à ce sujet, certains auteurs mentionnent qu'il est important de réaliser davantage d'études afin d'établir la validité prédictive de la vérification des médias sociaux (VMS) sur des critères organisationnels importants. Par ailleurs, comme les quelques recherches actuelles ont surtout étudié le site à vocation personnelle Facebook, l'étude du site à vocation professionnelle LinkedIn semble maintenant nécessaire. La présente étude visait à comparer la capacité de la vérification de Facebook et de LinkedIn à prédire la performance globale au travail ainsi que ses trois dimensions : la performance de tâche, les comportements de citoyenneté au travail …

Social media is widely considered to improve collaborative learning among students and researchers. However, there is a surprising lack of empirical research in Malaysian higher education to improve performance of students and researchers through the effective use of social media that facilitates desirable outcomes. Thus, this study offers a review of the empirical literature, and its distinctiveness stems from the focus on collaborative learning and engagement to understand the interactive factors relevant that affect academic performance. This study also explores factors that contribute to the enhancement of collaborative learning and engagement through social media. It is unique in that it highlights that the effective use of social media for collaborative learning, engagement, and intention to use social media" - a phenomenon that relies on the theory of social constructivist learning. The findings showed that collaborative learning, engagement, and intention to use social media positively and significantly relate to the interactivity of research group members with peers and research students with supervisors to improve their academic performance in Malaysian higher education.

Keywords: social media, interactivity, intention to use, academic performance

In fall 2013, the Parti Québécois proposed the Quebec Charter of Values (Bill 60), which aimed to secularize the provincial government, namely by prohibiting the wearing of religious symbols by public employees. Once tabled, the bill was subject to fierce and sometimes nasty debates about the status of religion, and in particular Islam, in Quebec. This text offers a thematic analysis of ten Facebook pages in support of the bill. It attempts to determine the political nature of the arguments that these pages present and examines the question of the emergence of an extreme right in Quebec by drawing from discussions of the extreme right and radical right in the current European research literature. The text concludes that the arguments and themes developed on these Facebook pages are indicative of a movement of the “radical right.”

Keywords: extrême droite, Charte des valeurs, radicalisation, sécularisation, islamophobie, Québec (province), radical right, Quebec Charter of Values, extreme right, radicalization, secularism, Islamophobia, Province of Quebec

This study compares the usage of Social Networking Sites (SNS) in two non-Anglophone settings. A longitudinal mixed-method approach was designed to gather data face-to-face with Gen Y and Gen Z participants in Lyon (France) and St Petersburg (Russia) between 2011 and 2018, by means of survey, forum and focus groups. The initial differences observed in user behaviour were no  longer apparent by 2018. Noticeably similar user behaviour reflected converging SNS consumption. From the findings, we identify socio-technical changes that influence SNS usage, in order to produce a typology of user behaviours for identifying user segments.

Keywords: Gen Y, Gen Z, SNS (social networking sites) usage, ICT, Génération Y, Génération Z, utilisation des SRS (sites de réseaux sociaux), TIC, Generación Y, Generación Z, uso de SNS (redes sociales), TIC