Desouza, Kevin C., and Akshay Bhagwatwar. "Technology-Enabled Participatory Platforms for Civic Engagement: The Case of U.S. Cities." Journal of Urban Technology 21.4 (2014): 25-50. Print.

Discusses and compares the ways that civic involvement in the U S has increased and also how the relationship between the people and the government has evolved.

"Knight Civic-tech." Knight Civic-tech. Web. 16 Oct. 2015. <

http://www.slideshare.net/fullscreen/knightfoundation/knight-civictech/2>.

The Knight Foundation Power Point Slideshow, Shows statistics and gives examples of projects and their progress in Civic technology.

Iga, Homero. New Technologies and Civic Engagement: New Aendas in Communication. New York [u.a.: Routledge, 2015. Print.

Book, emphasizes the relationship between internet use within the general public in comparison to todays general media output and influence on the political realm.

Saeed, Saqib. User-Centric Technology Design for Nonprofit and Civic Engagements. Aufl. 2014 ed. Cham: Springer International, 2014. Print.

Explains in-depth how government and non profit organizations are affected/ can be influenced by the people or population of an area

Sobaci, Mehmet Zahid. Social Media and Local Governments: Theory and Practice. Springer, 2016. Print.

Comparisons given on how social media currently facilitates a relationship between government and its constituents.