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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255328703321

Titolo

Electronic Democracy in Europe : Prospects and Challenges of E-Publics, E-Participation and E-Voting / / edited by Ralf Lindner, Georg Aichholzer, Leonhard Hennen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-27419-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

320

Soggetti

Political science

Europe - Economic integration

Economic development

Public administration

Communication

Computers and civilization

Political Science

European Economic Integration

Economic Development, Innovation and Growth

Public Administration

Media and Communication

Computers and Society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Electronic Democracy in Europe. An Introduction -- Part I: The E-Public in Europe -- Part II: E-Participation -- Part III: E-Voting.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited book is the first of its kind to systematically address the intersection of e-democracy and European politics. It contributes to an improved understanding of the role that new media technologies play in European politics and the potential impact that Internet-based political participation processes may have on modern-day representative democracy in Europe. A unique, holistic approach is



taken to examine e-democracy’s current state and prospects in Europe from three, partially overlapping and interlocking perspectives: e-public, e-participation and e-voting. The authors provide both theory-inspired reflections on e-democracy’s contribution to the formation of the European public sphere, as well as rich empirical analyses of contemporary e-participation phenomena such as the European Citizens’ Initiative or e-voting practices in Estonia. Based on the presented findings, the concluding chapter combines a prospective outlook with recommendations for future paths towards meaningful integration of e-democracy in European politics and governance.