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dc.contributor.authorRodan, D.
dc.contributor.authorBalnaves, Mark
dc.contributor.editorAnn Macintosh
dc.contributor.editorEfthimios Tambouris
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:23:25Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:23:25Z
dc.date.created2014-10-28T02:23:14Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationRodan, D. and Balnaves, M. 2009. Democracy to come: Active forums as indicator suites for e-participation and e-governance, in Macintosh, A. and Tambouris, E. (ed), Proceedings of the First International Conference, ePart 2009, Sep 1-4 2009, pp. 175-185. Linz, Austria: Springer.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11202
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-642-03781-8_16
dc.description.abstract

There is in modern industrial societies a 'civic deficit' Civic engagement in the traditional sense of community values and civic participation is declining (Putman 2000). What has not been examined is the ways in which various media including new media may provide real options for participatory cultures and participatory democracy now and in the future. Undoubtedly there are differences between participatory cultures that are considered a `genuine' contribution to representational democracy and those that are not. This paper, based on initial research into Internet activism, will examine GetUp! as a specific example of an active forum that the authors argue enable participatory citizenship through media participation. While there are very few examples of active forums that might be considered a 'genuine' contribution to representational democracy there are clear signals that activism through active forums is maturing into a potent democratic force.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.titleDemocracy to come: Active forums as indicator suites for e-participation and e-governance
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage175
dcterms.source.endPage185
dcterms.source.issn03029743
dcterms.source.titleElectronic Participation
dcterms.source.seriesElectronic Participation
dcterms.source.conferenceFirst International Conference, ePart 2009
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateSep 1 2009
dcterms.source.conferencelocationLinz, Austria
dcterms.source.placeBerlin
curtin.departmentDepartment of Internet Studies
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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