European E-Democracy in Practice

• Other Authors: Hennen, Leonhard (Editor), van Keulen, Ira (Editor), Korthagen, Iris (Editor), Aichholzer, Georg (Editor), Lindner, Ralf (Editor), Nielsen, Rasmus Øjvind (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2020
• Series: Studies in Digital Politics and Governance
• Subjects: Sociology; Politics & government; Political science & theory; Political structures: democracy; Public administration; Computer networking & communications; Political science; European Union; Technology-Sociological aspects; Computers; Political communication; Democracy; Public policy
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This open access book explores how digital tools and social media technologies can contribute to better participation and involvement of EU citizens in European politics. By analyzing selected representative e-participation projects at the local, national and European governmental levels, it identifies the preconditions, best practices and shortcomings of e-participation practices in connection with EU decision-making procedures and institutions. The book features case studies on parliamentary monitoring, e-voting practices, and e-publics, and offers recommendations for improving the integration of e-democracy in European politics and governance. Accordingly, it will appeal to scholars as well as practitioners interested in identifying suitable e-participation tools for European institutions and thus helps to reduce the EU's current democratic deficit. This book is a continuation of the book "Electronic Democracy in Europe" published by Springer.