Journal article
Government and e-participation programs: A study of the challenges faced by institutional projects
First Monday, Vol.15(8), pp.NP-NP
08/02/2010
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v15i8.2858
Abstract
This paper examines the difficulties faced by government projects aimed at fostering citizens' political participation by using the Internet. After presenting the participatory tools found on two institutional Web sites (the Brazilian Presidency and the House of Representatives), I examine how the constraints pointed out by a relevant part of the literature in e-participation are reflected in such initiatives. Promoting online participation needs more than providing communication resources, since civic culture and other issues are still key factors in influencing our patterns of political involvement. A participatory use of digital tools depends more on circumstances, such as institutional willingness, than on technical mechanisms available.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Government and e-participation programs: A study of the challenges faced by institutional projects
- Creators
- Francisco Paulo Jamil Almeida Marques - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- First Monday, Vol.15(8), pp.NP-NP
- DOI
- 10.5210/fm.v15i8.2858
- ISSN
- 1396-0466
- eISSN
- 1396-0466
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/02/2010
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Record Identifier
- 9984771656902771
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