ISBN:
9783031209437
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(XXIV, 405 p. 36 illus., 20 illus. in color.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2023.
Series Statement:
Contributions to Political Science
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Keywords:
Europe—Politics and government.
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Political science.
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Political planning.
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Public administration.
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Political sociology.
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Europe
Abstract:
1. Introduction -- 2. Actors and Discourses: typology of discourses according to the actors and contexts -- 3. Evolution of the legal framework in Europe for the use of digital participation at the “local” level : the French case -- 4. European Free Mobility and Italian Participatory Democracy. Knowledge and digital technology as a bridge -- 5. Youth and Democracy: Digital Opportunities for the Future of Participation?- 6. Silenced Voices and Freedom of Speech in the Digital Epoch: a Critical Perspective on the Post-Totalitarian Media Culture -- 7. The relationship between participatory democracy and digitalisation. Is there an East-West division in Europe?- 8. Differences and similarities in local gouvernance in Slovakia and Lithuania -- 9. Online citizen consultations since 2018: Europanova's experience -- 10. (Dis) Empowering Citizens at the Local Level in Bulgaria. Digitalization, Local Democracy and Participatory Practices before and post-COVID-2019 -- 11. The conditions of social learning in formal deliberative settings: a study of municipal councils in Brussels.
Abstract:
This edited volume discusses digital democracy at the local level in Europe. Contrasting the political discourse surrounding participatory digital democracy with actual experiences of implementation, the book provides a wholistic view of digital democracy across Western, Central, and Eastern Europe. The book is divided into three parts. Chapters in Part I analyze discourses about participatory democracy in Europe. Chapters in Part II provide case studies of digital democracy practices at the local level in the EU. Chapters in Part III discuss the risks and challenges associated with digital democracy. Written by a panel of international, interdisciplinary experts, this volume will be of interest to researchers, students, and practitioners across public administration, political science, economics, management, and sociology.
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-20943-7
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