[Air-L] New publication: Electronic Democracy in Europe

[Lindner, Ralf]

Dear all,

we are happy to announce a new edited volume specifically dealing with the intersection of e-democracy and European politics:

"Electronic Democracy in Europe. Prospects and Challenges of E-Publics, E-Participation and E-Voting"


You can find more information about the book at the Springer site:
http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319274171?wt_mc=ThirdParty.SpringerLink.3.EPR653.About_eBook


About the book:
This edited book is the first of its kind to systematically address the intersection of e-democracy and European politics. It contributes to an improved understanding of the role that new media technologies play in European politics and the potential impact that Internet-based political participation processes may have on modern-day representative democracy. A unique, holistic approach is taken to examine e-democracy's current state and prospects in Europe from three, partially overlapping and interlocking perspectives: e-public, e-participation and e-voting. The authors provide both theory-inspired reflections on e-democracy's contribution to the formation of the European public sphere, as well as rich empirical analyses of contemporary e-participation phenomena such as the European Citizens' Initiative or e-voting practices in Estonia. Based on the presented findings, the concluding chapter combines a prospective outlook with recommendations for future paths towards meaningful integration of e-democracy in European politics and governance.



Thanks and best wishes,
Ralf, Georg and Leo




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Dr. Ralf Lindner
Competence Center Emerging Technologies
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
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