In the age of the smart machine: the future of work and power
In the age of the smart machine: the future of work and power
Democratic Governance and New Technology: Technologically Mediated Innovations in Political Practice in Western Europe
E-voting in Europe: Divergent democratic practice
Information Polity
The state we are in: E-democracy in Denmark
Information Polity
Measuring the diffusion of eParticipation: A survey on Italian local government
Information Polity - Reflections on ICT in Public Administration from the European Group on Public Administration
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ePart '09 Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Electronic Participation
An overview assessment of ePetitioning tools in the english local government
ePart'11 Proceedings of the Third IFIP WG 8.5 international conference on Electronic participation
Supply of and demand for e-democracy: A study of the Swedish case
Information Polity
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The term eDemocracy refers to the usage of information and communication technology in the democratic process. This usage can vary in form and extent. This paper distinguishes three types of explanations for this variation: explanations based on the suggestion of objective rationalisation, explanations based on political evaluation and discretion and explanations based on the assumption that technology itself is a driving force of institutional change. Taking the case of eDemocracy development in Dutch municipalities, these three types of explanation are subjected to an empirical test. A quantitative analysis leads to the conclusion that the perspective of technology as driving force behind eDemocracy finds most support, and that the rationalisation perspective has some merits as well. There is no evidence, however, that differential political traditions play any significant role in the development of local eDemocracy in the Netherlands.