Tsang, Stephanie Jean. / "September 2011." / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-151). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendix includes Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Theoretical Background --- p.12 / Deliberative and Participatory Democracies --- p.12 / Interpersonal Discussion --- p.25 / Online Political Engagement --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Framework --- p.45 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Design and Methods --- p.64 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Analysis and Results --- p.76 / Results - Content Analysis --- p.76 / Results - Survey --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Discussions --- p.97 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Limitations and Future Studies --- p.114 / Chapter Chapter 8: --- Appendices --- p.118 / Appendix A --- p.118 / Appendix B --- p.120 / Chapter Chapter 9: --- References --- p.137