Digital democracy in a globalized world / edited by Corien Prins [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prins, Corien, 1961-

Series:

Elgar law, technology and society.

Elgar law, technology and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Digital media--Political aspects.

Digital media.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

The transformative impacts of digitalization on society are visible both within nation states and across borders. Information and communication technologies are typically considered beneficial for democracy. Nevertheless, this book explores the challenges that technology brings to democracy, and in so doing advances our understanding of this crucial digital, social and political phenomenon. It contributes to the broader discussion of the relationship between international, national and sub-national norms, institutions and actors in an increasingly connected world. Insightful and current, this book offers a wide variety of perspectives in an area where there is still not yet an extensive body of research. It considers, for example: the extent to which new forms of digital political engagement change traditional democratic decision-making; how receptive national governments and authorities are to digital democratic movements; how governments can uphold the values of democratic society while also ensuring flexibility with regard to the private sector; and how we should judge these developments in light of the cross-border effects of digitalization. Understanding the influence of digitalization on democracy is crucial. As such, this book will appeal to a broad audience including, but not limited to, social scientists, policy makers, legal researchers, NGOs, governments, students and lawyers. Contributors include: M. Adams, A. Banerjee, E. Bayamlioglu, C.L. Blake, J. Cudmore, C. Cuijpers, A. Dumas, C.R. Farina, M.-J. Garot, T. Gylfason, H.L. Kong, E.A. Lazzari, P.L. Lindseth, N. Luka, A. Meuwese, L.F.M. Moncau, C. Nam, M. Newhart, U. Pagallo, I. Pernice, C. Prins, R. Radu, M.S.G. Rosina, R. Weill, K. van Aeken, B. Zhao, N. Zingales

Contents:

Digitalization through the lens of law and democracy / Maurice Adams and Corien Prins

E-democracy, the global citizen, and multilevel constitutionalism / Ingolf Pernice

In search of the holy grail : a principled approach to multistakeholder governance in internet policy-making / Nicolo Zingales and Roxana Radu

The broken promises of democracy in the information era / Ugo Pagallo

Depoliticization in the digital infosphere : when communication runs counter-democratic / Emre Bayamlıoğlu

The ambivalence of the impact of digitalization on democracy through the lens of privacy and transparency / Colette Cuijpers

Election integrity : the constitutionality of transitioning to electronic voting in comparative terms / Rivka Weill

Digital democracy in Brazil : is technology a game-changer? / Mônica Rosina, Luiz Fernando Marrey Moncau and Eduardo Alves Lazzari

Deliberative democracy and digital urban design in a Canadian city : the case of the McGill Online Design Studio / Hoi L Kong, Nik Luka, Jaimie Cudmore and Andrea Dumas

Digital support for enhanced democratic participation in US rulemaking / Cynthia R Farina, Cheryl L Blake, Mary Newhart and Chaebong Nam

The European citizens' initiative : an effective tool to promote a digital European democracy? / Marie-José Garot

Digital tools and the derailment of Iceland'́s new constitution / Thorvaldur Gylfason and Anne Meuwese

Digital democracy in Belgium and the Netherlands : a socio-legal analysis of technologies, embedding and expectations of two fourth wave innovations / Koen van Aeken

Digitization and democracy in China : the new Hunger Games / Bo Zhao

Internet censorship in India : Internet censorship in India : the law and beyond / Arpan Banerjee

Technology, democracy, and institutional change / Peter L Lindseth.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78536-396-4