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eDemocracy

In: eDemocracy & eGovernment

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  • Andreas Meier

    (University of Fribourg)

Abstract

Chapter 8 deals withWeb-based processes for the participation of citizens in political events. Section 8.1 proposes a participation pyramid based on the involvement of the citizens and the complexity of public tasks. In electronic votes and elections, there is a multitude of solutions (Sect. 8.2); some especially standing out are time and place independent options via Internet. Section 8.3 explains the sub-processes for eVoting and eElection. The way in which anonymous voting works is treated in Sect. 8.4. Section 8.5 describes multi-dimensional visualization techniques for results of votes and elections. The political and cultural 9 memory (Sect. 8.6), realized in the eGovernment by portals and digital archives, 10 widens the options of an information and knowledge society and makes a 11 democratic political controlling possible. Section 8.7 gives bibliographical notes.

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  • Andreas Meier, 2012. "eDemocracy," Springer Books, in: eDemocracy & eGovernment, edition 127, chapter 8, pages 149-168, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-24494-0_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-24494-0_8
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