Online Citizens - Does the Net Add Something New to the Local Public and Local Politics?
The article discusses the skeptical view that on-line forms of politial participation have thus far had only little importance for democracy. Based on an analysis of the interplay between the supply of, and the demands for, e-tools for political informaiton and deliberation at the local leve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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Sammenslutningen af Medieforskere i Danmark (SMID)
2006-09-01
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| Series: | MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research |
| Online Access: | http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/mediekultur/article/view/1315 |
| Summary: | The article discusses the skeptical view that on-line forms of politial
participation have thus far had only little importance for democracy.
Based on an analysis of the interplay between the supply of, and the
demands for, e-tools for political informaiton and deliberation at the
local level in Denmark, it is concluded that the skeptical view is con-
firmed to some extent; however, It is also shown that something more
- as well as something new - is added to the local political public, both
in terms of the citizens involved and the topics discussed. Further-
more, the case study indicates that online deliberations have had a
number of minor effects on local political opinionformation and deci-
sion-making. Thus, the overall conclusion is that a local forum of
digital deliberations has the potential to form an alternative channel
for raising issues and forming a vehicle for involving more citizens
in politics, including citizens with weak resources. |
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| ISSN: | 0900-9671 1901-9726 |