French, Simon, 1950- (2010) The internet and the web. In: Rios Insua, David, 1964- and French, Simon, 1950-, (eds.) E-democracy : a group decision and negotiation perspective. Advances in group decision and negotiation, Vol.5 . Dordrecht ; London: Springer, pp. 153-162. ISBN 9789048190447

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Abstract

We are all aware of political imperatives towards e-government and public participation which, together with pressures from the information and communications industry to sell their wares, mean that e-participation and e-democracy are coming, and coming fast, whether or not the processes involved are meaningful and valid. Indeed, the bulk of research in the field concentrates mainly on technologies to facilitate or automate standard democratic instruments. Typical examples include technologies of e-voting, which essentially refer only to facilitating voting through electronic means, and techno

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Statistics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Internet -- Political aspects, Political participation -- Technological innovations
Series Name:	Advances in group decision and negotiation
Publisher:	Springer
Place of Publication:	Dordrecht ; London
ISBN:	9789048190447
Book Title:	E-democracy : a group decision and negotiation perspective
Editor:	Rios Insua, David, 1964- and French, Simon, 1950-
Date:	2010
Volume:	Vol.5
Number of Pages:	364
Page Range:	pp. 153-162
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/41254

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