Political Participation in the Digital Age

Political Participation in the Digital Age
Author: Julia Tiemann-Kollipost
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2020-02-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3732848884

This book explores the potential of the Internet for enabling new and flexible political participation modes. It meticulously illustrates how the Internet is responsible for citizens' participation practices from being general, high-threshold, temporally constricted, and dependent on physical presence to being topic-centered, low-threshold, temporally discontinuous, and independent from physical presence. With its ethnographic focus on Icelandic and German online participation tools Betri Reykjavík and LiquidFriesland, the book offers plentiful advice for citizens, programmers, politicians, and administrations alike on how to get the most out of online participation formats.

Politische Partizipation in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Politische Partizipation in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Author: Achim Koch
Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2001-01-31
Genre: History
ISBN:

Der sechste Band der Buchreihe "Blickpunkt Gesellschaft" befaßt sich mit dem Thema "Politische Partizipation". Auf der Grundlage der Allgemeinen Bevölkerungsumfrage der Sozialwissenschaften (ALLBUS) 1998 wird in den Beiträgen des Bandes ein breites Spektrum unterschiedlicher Formen politischer Beteiligung analysiert: von der Teilnahme an Wahlen über parteibezogene Partizipation und politisches Protestverhalten bis zu gewalttätigen politischen Handlungen. Verschiedene theoretische Modelle zur Erklärung politischer Partizipation werden dabei herangezogen. Daneben wird in einzelnen Beiträgen gezielt die Rolle spezifischer Determinanten politischer Beteiligung - wie z.B. der Mediennutzung - untersucht. Wie läßt sich die Beteiligung an Wahlen erklären, wenn doch die eigene Stimme kaum einen Einfluß auf den Wahlausgang hat? Was sind die Ursachen für das geringere politische Engagement von Frauen im Vergleich zu Männern? Welche Rolle spielt die Mitgliedschaft in Organisationen und Vereinen für das politische Teilnahmeverhalten? Diese und weitere Fragen werden in dem vorliegenden Buch behandelt.

The Internet, Democracy and Democratization

The Internet, Democracy and Democratization
Author: Peter Ferdinand
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136332596

The Internet is transforming relations between states and citizens. This study gives examples of how it is creating new political communities at various levels, both in democracies and authoritarian regimes. It is also used by marginalized anti-democratic groups such as neo-Nazis.

Political Science and Digitalization – Global Perspectives

Political Science and Digitalization – Global Perspectives
Author: Marianne Kneuer
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2019-07-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3847414887

Digitalization is not only a new research subject for political science, but a transformative force for the discipline in terms of teaching and learning as well as research methods and publishing. This volume provides the first account of the influence of digitalization on the discipline of political science including contributions from 20 different countries. It presents a regional stocktaking of the challenges and opportunities of digitalization in most world regions.

Political Parties in the Digital Age

Political Parties in the Digital Age
Author: Guy Lachapelle
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2015-07-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3110413817

The Internet and "social media" may initially have been understood as just one more instrument politicians could employ to manage without political parties. However, these media cannot be reduced to being a tool available solely to politicians. The electronic media make reinforcement of the "glocalization" of the public and political sphere, a process already set in motion with the advent of television, and they can develop the trend even further. Political parties are therefore once again becoming indispensable; they are in an unparalleled position to recreate social and political bonds, for only they stand both at the center and on the periphery of the new sphere encompassing public and political life. TABLE OF CONTENTS New Technologies: Helping Political Parties and the Democratic Processes or Threatening Them? (Guy Lachapelle and Philippe J. Maarek) Part I: The Integration of Technological Innovations in the Practices of Parties and Citizens Innovations in Information Technology in American Party Politics Since 1960 (Kenneth Janda) Internet, Social Media Use and Political Participation in the 2013 Parliamentary Election in Germany (Reimar Zeh and Christina Holtz-Bacha) Part II: The Consequences of New Technologies on Activism The Decline of Activism in Political Parties: Adaptation Strategies and New Technologies (Eric Montigny) Party Activists and Partisan Communication in Quebec (Isabelle Gusse) Part III: The New Role Played by Social Networks Changing Communications? Political Parties and Web 2.0 in the 2011 New Zealand General Election (Ashley Murchison) Social Media and American Presidential Campaigns: The Dark Side of the Electoral Process (Karine Premont and Charles-Antoine Millette) Part IV: The Resilience of the Printed Press in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) and the British Press: Integration, Immigration and Integrity (David Deacon and Dominic Wring) Part V: New Technologies and Leadership Evolution Political parties and the Internet: changes in society, changing politics – the case of the Parti Quebecois (Guy Lachapelle) Political communication, electronic media and social networks in France (Philippe J. Maarek) Index of Proper Nouns

European E-Democracy in Practice

European E-Democracy in Practice
Author: Leonhard Hennen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2019-11-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030271846

This open access book explores how digital tools and social media technologies can contribute to better participation and involvement of EU citizens in European politics. By analyzing selected representative e-participation projects at the local, national and European governmental levels, it identifies the preconditions, best practices and shortcomings of e-participation practices in connection with EU decision-making procedures and institutions. The book features case studies on parliamentary monitoring, e-voting practices, and e-publics, and offers recommendations for improving the integration of e-democracy in European politics and governance. Accordingly, it will appeal to scholars as well as practitioners interested in identifying suitable e-participation tools for European institutions and thus helps to reduce the EU’s current democratic deficit. This book is a continuation of the book “Electronic Democracy in Europe” published by Springer.

CeDEM17

CeDEM17
Author: Parycek, Peter
Publisher: Edition Donau-Universität Krems
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017-05-01
Genre:
ISBN: 3903150010

The Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government (CeDEM) brings together experts from academia, public authorities, developers and practitioners. The CeDEM proceedings present the essence of academic and practical knowledge on e-democracy and open government. The peer-reviewed academic papers, the reflections, the workshops and the PhD summaries found in these proceedings reveal the newest developments, trends, tools and procedures, and show the many ways that these impact society and democracy.

The Governance Report 2017

The Governance Report 2017
Author: The Hertie School of Governance
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-03-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0191091073

Looking at recent developments around the world, it seems that democratic values — from freedom of association and speech to fair and free elections and a system of checks and balances — have come under threat. Experts have, however, disproportionately focused on the problems of democracy in the West, and pointed to familiar sets of shortcomings and emerging deficiencies. By contrast, and with few exceptions, there is less attention to assessing the numerous efforts and innovative activities that are taking place at local, national and international levels. They seek to counteract backsliding and subversion by improving resilience and consolidation and by promoting the expansion of democracy, especially in an era of limited sovereignty and, frequently also, statehood. The Governance Report 2017 focuses on those policies, programs, and initiatives meant to address the causes of the current democratic malaise, to foster democratic resilience, and to stimulate the (re-)consolidation and development of democratic regimes. The Report's ambition, reflecting its evidence-based approach, is to shed light on how to manage and care for democracy itself. Specifically, against the backdrop of an assessment of the state of democracy and enriched by cross-national, comparative indicators and case studies, the Report emphasizes solutions geared toward enhancing citizen participation and improving institutions in various contexts, including the rise of neo-populism. Going beyond descriptions of best practices, the Report also examines their origins, identifies the actual and potential trade-offs these solutions entail, and makes concrete recommendations to policymakers.

Community Energy in Germany

Community Energy in Germany
Author: Jörg Radtke
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2023-05-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3658393203

In this ground-breaking book, Jörg Radtke offers for the first time within research, a comprehensive insight into the range of organizational structures of community energy projects in Germany and their contribution to the Energiewende. Based on nationwide quantitative survey data and in-depth analyses of selected case studies of solar, wind and geothermal projects, Radtke documents the social structure and motivations of participating citizens. He examines new forms of material participation, community building and co-determination within the mostly volunteer-led community energy projects based on the civic engagement patterns of active “green citizens”. The author identifies a new form of individualistic participation and collective modes of action in line with new types of project-oriented participation between business, politics and civil society within sustainability transformation processes of the early 21st century.