E-Participation

Daniel Veit and Jan Huntgeburth
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Daniel Veit: Universität Augsburg
Jan Huntgeburth: Universität Augsburg

Chapter 9 in Foundations of Digital Government, 2014, pp 137-154 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract E-participation is a term describing the utilization of ICT to enable citizens to participate in political decision-making processes. In this chapter, we first introduce the political decision-making process as the underlying framework for identifying the role of ICT in modern politics. Then, we outline the role played by ICT in the political decision-making process and the potential of ICT. Furthermore, we describe typical difficulties when implementing E-participation initiatives, concluding with a section on costs of such initiatives. In this regard, we introduce the E-participation balanced scorecard, which is a tool to align the political and direct democratic potential of a concrete initiative with the costs associated with its application.

Keywords: Digital Medium; Citizen Participation; Public Hearing; Representative Democracy; Balance Scorecard (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38511-7_9

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