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Centre for Digital Citizenship Success, Failure & Challenges of eParticipation Ann Macintosh Professor of Digital Governance Centre for Digital Citizenship Institute of Communications Studies The University of Leeds, Email: [email protected]
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Centre for Digital Citizenship
Success, Failure & Challenges of eParticipation
Ann Macintosh
Professor of Digital Governance
Centre for Digital CitizenshipInstitute of Communications Studies
The University of Leeds,Email: [email protected]
eParticipation perspectives
Evaluation &
Impact
Doing eParticipation
Understanding
eParticipation
Success, failure & challenges:Equity
Failures in current state:
• Lack of understanding how divides impact on representativeness of eParticipation
• Limited reliability and acceptability of eParticipation decisions
Challenges for success
• Acknowledging multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society
• Understanding factors of exclusion
• Role of mass media to reach excluded sections of society
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Success, failure & challenges:Institutions and Stakeholders
Failures in current state:
• Institutional & political resistance to eParticipation
• Lack of commitment from elected representatives
• Overlapping initiatives by public agencies
Challenges for success
• Create environment and culture to engage with eParticipation
• Online visibility and internal communication
• Understanding problem-solving and power-sharing
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Success, failure & challenges:Information systems
Failures in current state:
• Dependent choice of technology design and application for research
• Lack of formal representation of information
Challenges for success
• Change of emphasis to a holistic view of design and application
• eParticipation design environment
• Advancing knowledge technologies
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eParticipation Research Priorities
Inclusive eParticipation
Focus on growing multi-cultural and multi-ethnic shape of society
How eInclusion research can benefit eParticipation
Investigating relevance of technology devices
eParticipation Research Priorities
Representatives and eParticipation
Investigating relevance and added value of eParticipation to engage politicians
Understanding what politicians think about eParticipation
eParticipation Research Priorities
Social Networks and eParticipation
How formal consultations are taken up by public sphere
How effectively online consultations are inter-connected with other sites on same public-policy issue
eParticipation Research Priorities
Understanding the conversation & supporting deliberation
Capturing the meaning of public debate
Investigating multi-media information to support debate
Supporting moderation & facilitation
eParticipation Research Priorities
Cultural & normative differences
Does ‘political participation’ have common meanings across Europe & amongst different social actors?
How are key terms relating to eParticipation used & applied by various actors?
eParticipation Research Priorities
Quality and Impact of eParticipation
Focus on how eParticipation affects democracy
Integrating criteria and methods for assessing eParticipation
Investigating long term impacts
Conclusions
Current eParticipation is both a success and a failure!
Needs more inter-disciplinary researchNeeds consideration of a range of technologies (old and new)
Needs commitment from all stakeholders
Thank you
