Reaching in? The potential for E-petitions in local government in the United Kingdom
| Autor: | Hugh Bochel, Catherine Bochel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Value (ethics)
L230 UK Government/Parliamentary Studies Communication media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies Library and Information Sciences Public administration Democracy 0506 political science Variety (cybernetics) Kingdom Representative democracy 0508 media and communications L200 Politics Local government Law Political science 050602 political science & public administration Petitioner E-democracy L222 Democracy media_common |
| Popis: | This article considers the extent to which petitions and e-petitions might allow citizens to ‘reach in’ to local authorities in the United Kingdom. It examines how e-petitions sit against wider debates about the use of technology and digital democracy and the extent to which petitions systems might align with traditional approaches to representative democracy. It highlights that, as with many other participative initiatives, digital or otherwise, there are a variety of issues and risks associated with e-petitions, including those associated with broad socio-economic factors, and others that are more specifically related to the use of e-petitions. However, drawing on existing examples of e-petitions systems in the United Kingdom, it suggests that, designed well, they may have potential value, not simply in terms of enabling ‘voice’ and participation, but also in helping educate and inform petitioners about local democracy and decision-making. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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