E-democracy and the Matter of Scale. Revisiting the Democratic Promises of the Internet in Terms of the Spatial Dimension

Abstract The emergence of the Internet fueled euphoric—partially utopian—visions that can be summarized as democratic promises. In most cases, the normative and empirical discussion so far has considered e‑democracy tools and their potential, regardless of the scale of interaction—be it local, natio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Politische Vierteljahresschrift. - VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 1960. - 61(2020), 2 vom: 08. Mai, Seite 285-308
1. Verfasser: Kneuer, Marianne (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Datts, Mario
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Politische Vierteljahresschrift
Schlagworte:Democracy Internet Online political participation Digital media Space Distance
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