Digital Democracy: Discourse and Decision Making in the Information Age

by Loader; Brian D.

• ISBN13: 9780415197380
• ISBN10: 0415197384
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-08-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Is direct democracy in the age of remote communication possible? Examining the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their consequences for political institutions,Digital Democracyoffers a critical assessment of the concept of an emergent electronic democracy. The international contributors discuss concepts and issues such as democracy and cyberspace, local democracy, global control and interactive ICTs. Investigating the impact of technology on government, they examine the implications of televising the British House of Commons, the effects of ICTs on political parties, and issues surrounding the use of closed-circuit television. Finally, they explore the relationship between ICTs and citizenship with chapters covering democracies online as well as ways to strengthen communities in the Information Age.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	vii
Notes on contributors	ix
Preface	xv
PART I Digital democracy: concepts and issues
Digital democracy: an introduction	3	(20)
Barry N. Hague
Brian D.Loader
Perspectives on citizen democratisation and alienation in the virtual public sphere	23	(16)
Anna Malina
Democracy and cyberspace	39	(24)
Richard K.Moore
PART II Digital democracy and the state
Electronic government: more than just a `good thing'? A question of `ACCESS'	63	(10)
Eileen Milner
Tools of governance	73	(14)
Elisabeth Richard
Electronic support of citizen participation in planning processes	87	(9)
Klaus Lenk
Developing digital democracy: evidence from Californian municipal web pages	96	(20)
Matthew Hale
Juliet Musso
Christopher Weare
Closed Circuit Television and Information Age policy processes	116	(19)
C. William
R. Webster
PART III Digital democracy and civil society
Transparency through technology: the internet and political parties	135	(19)
Paul Nixon
Hans Johansson
Virtual sounding boards: how deliberative is online political discussion?	154	(25)
Anthony G.Wilhelm
Deweyan systems in the Information Age	179	(16)
G. Scott Aikens
Cutting out the middle man: from virtual representation to direct deliberation	195	(16)
Stephen Coleman
Participation, inclusion, exclusion and netactivism: how the internet invents new forms of democratic activity	211	(11)
Trevor Locke
The social shaping of The Democracy Network (DNet)	222	(23)
Sharon Docter
William H.Dutton
References	245	(18)
Index	263