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Authors
Parvez, ZahidIssue Date
2006
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Academics and researchers face a challenge of making sense of the role e-democracy plays in the democratic process and with what implications. This requires a deeper understanding of the objectives and assumptions that underpin e-democracy innovations, as well as institutional and technology structures that condition their role in democratic engagement. This paper interprets case study data collected from three UK local authorities in light of Giddens Structuration theory to make sense of the role e-democracy plays in the democratic process. From the data, it elicits and identifies categories of social structures as perceived by different actors surrounding e-democracy. The insights gained suggest that social structures influence actors in prioritising, shaping and appropriating e-democracy and thus, in moderating its role in local democracy. Using these insights the paper offers some useful suggestions for enhancing democratic engagement through e-democracy projects.Citation
Information Polity, 11(1): 67-83Publisher
IOS PressJournal
Information PolityAdditional Links
http://iospress.metapress.com/content/a8fn1nb9d444e0r7/Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
1570-12551875-8754
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