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Record Nr.

UNINA9910734095503321

Titolo

Participatory and Digital Democracy at the Local Level : European Discourses and Practices / / edited by Gilles Rouet, Thierry Côme

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-20943-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (413 pages)

Collana

Contributions to Political Science, , 2198-7297

Disciplina

352.3802854678

352.380285

Soggetti

Political science

Political planning

Europe - Politics and government

Public administration

Political sociology

Governance and Government

Policy Implementation

European Politics

Public Policy

Public Administration

Political Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Actors and Discourses: typology of discourses according to the actors and contexts -- 3. Evolution of the legal framework in Europe for the use of digital participation at the “local” level : the French case -- 4. European Free Mobility and Italian Participatory Democracy. Knowledge and digital technology as a bridge -- 5. Youth and Democracy: Digital Opportunities for the Future of Participation?- 6. Silenced Voices and Freedom of Speech in the Digital Epoch: a Critical Perspective on the Post-Totalitarian Media Culture -- 7. The relationship between participatory democracy and digitalisation. Is there an East-West division in Europe?- 8. Differences and



similarities in local gouvernance in Slovakia and Lithuania -- 9. Online citizen consultations since 2018: Europanova's experience -- 10. (Dis) Empowering Citizens at the Local Level in Bulgaria. Digitalization, Local Democracy and Participatory Practices before and post-COVID-2019 -- 11. The conditions of social learning in formal deliberative settings: a study of municipal councils in Brussels.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume discusses digital democracy at the local level in Europe. Contrasting the political discourse surrounding participatory digital democracy with actual experiences of implementation, the book provides a wholistic view of digital democracy across Western, Central, and Eastern Europe. The book is divided into three parts. Chapters in Part I analyze discourses about participatory democracy in Europe. Chapters in Part II provide case studies of digital democracy practices at the local level in the EU. Chapters in Part III discuss the risks and challenges associated with digital democracy. Written by a panel of international, interdisciplinary experts, this volume will be of interest to researchers, students, and practitioners across public administration, political science, economics, management, and sociology.