success, failure and challenges of e-participation
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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]
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eParticipation perspectives
Evaluation &
Impact
Doing eParticipation
Understanding
eParticipation
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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
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eParticipation Research Priorities
Representatives and eParticipation
Investigating relevance and added value of eParticipation to engage politicians
Understanding what politicians think about eParticipation
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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
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eParticipation Research Priorities
Understanding the conversation & supporting deliberation
Capturing the meaning of public debate
Investigating multi-media information to support debate
Supporting moderation & facilitation
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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?
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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
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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