The Case for a Broader Approach to e-Participation Research: Hybridity, Isolation and System Orientation

Martin Karlsson, Magnus Adenskog

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Abstract

Two decades into the young history of e-participation research, we aim to take stock of the state of this field in the light of three developments that we argue have substantial implications for research on electronic participation:(1) dissolving boundaries between online and offline spheres of political participation;(2) academic isolation of e-participation research from other research fields related to political participation; and (3) the systemic turn in research on political participation. In relation to these developments, we discuss the potential role of the field in the future and make the case for a broader approach to e-participation research.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectronic Participation: 15th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, ePart 2023, Budapest, Hungary, September 5–7, 2023, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages3-14
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-41616-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume14153
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Social Work

Free keywords

  • E-participation
  • Hybridization
  • Academic isolation
  • Political systems
  • Democratic innovations

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