Analytical framework for researching citizen participation in the era of e-democracy

• Authors: Kapsa Izabela

Title variants

PL

Ramy analityczne badania partycypacji obywatelskiej w dobie e-demokracji

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Universal access to new technologies influences citizen participation, and its growth is recognised as one of the most important goals of electronic democracy. Apart from presenting the most important approaches to citizen participation in the context of e-democracy, the main aim of this article is to present the analytical framework for researching e-participation. Even though it is a relatively new area of scientific research, it is the subject of numerous theoretical reflections and empirical verification. Recognising e-participation as one of the dimensions of e-democracy, the author aims to answer the following research question: how to analyse e-participation from the democratic perspective? Apart from presenting the most important approaches to citizen participation in the context of e-democracy, the author indicates the analytical framework based on the own research and the literature review.

PL

Powszechny dostęp do nowych technologii wpływa na partycypację obywatelską, a jej wzrost jest traktowany jako jeden z najważniejszych celów demokracji elektronicznej. Oprócz prezentacji najważniejszych koncepcji partycypacji obywatelskiej w kontekście e-demokracji, głównym celem artykułu jest przedstawienie wskaźników analizy e-partycypacji. Mimo iż jest to stosunkowo nowy obszar badań naukowych, stanowi przedmiot licznych refleksji teoretycznych oraz empirycznych weryfikacji. Uznając e-partycypację za jeden z wymiarów e-demokracji, autorka dąży do odpowiedzi na pytanie badawcze: jak analizować e-partycypację z perspektywy demokratycznej? Oprócz przedstawienia najważniejszych podejść do partycypacji obywatelskiej w kontekście e-demokracji, wskazuje na ramy analityczne wynikające z badań własnych i przeglądu literatury.

Keywords

EN

e-democracy; e-government; e-participation; citizen participation

PL

e-demokracja; e-government; e-partycypacja; partycypacja obywatelska

• Publisher: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Przegląd Europejski
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 4(62)
• Pages: 13-24

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Kapsa Izabela

• Kazimierz Wielki University

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