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Davies, Jonathan and Procter, Rob (2020) Online platforms of public participation : a deliberative democracy or a delusion? In: 13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, Athens, Greece, 23-25 Sep 2020. Published in: ICEGOV 2020: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance pp. 746-753. ISBN 9781450376747. doi:10.1145/3428502.3428614
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Abstract
Trust and confidence in democratic institutions is at an all-time low. At the same time, many of the complex issues faced by city administrators and politicians remain unresolved. To tackle these concerns, many argue that citizens should, through the use of digital platforms, have greater involvement in decision-making processes. This paper describes research into two such platforms, 'Decide Madrid' and 'Better Reykjavik'. Through the use of interviews, questionnaires, ethnographic observation, and analysis of platform data, the study will determine if these platforms provide greater participation or simply replicate what is already offered by numerous other digital tools. The findings so far suggest that to be successful platforms must take on a form of deliberative democracy, allowing for knowledge co-production and the emergence of collective intelligence. Based on this, we aim to identify key features of sustainable models of online participation.
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | ICEGOV 2020: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance | ||||||
| Publisher: | ACM | ||||||
| ISBN: | 9781450376747 | ||||||
| Book Title: | Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance | ||||||
| Official Date: | 29 October 2020 | ||||||
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| Page Range: | pp. 746-753 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1145/3428502.3428614 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 17 August 2022 | ||||||
| Funder: | [EPSRC] Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | ||||||
| Grant number: | EP/L016400/1 | ||||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||||
| Title of Event: | 13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance | ||||||
| Type of Event: | Conference | ||||||
| Location of Event: | Athens, Greece | ||||||
| Date(s) of Event: | 23-25 Sep 2020 |
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