The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe: a comparative study of the ethics of political communication in the digital age

Abstract

The overall aim of this volume is to investigate the impact of new information and communications technologies (ICTs), in particular the Internet, upon parliamentary democracy in Europe. Through a comparative study of four parliaments (the British, European, Portuguese and Swedish), our research addresses three important dimensions of the impact of the Internet on parliamentary democracy, namely, the practices, principles and rules related to the use of the Internet in a parliamentary context. It is hoped that, by comparing the experiences of the four parliaments and their Members, a European perspective on the development of and issues about ‘parliamentary e-Democracy’ can be established. The main sources of data and methodologies employed in this volume include a questionnaire survey, content analysis of parliamentary websites, interviews with parliamentarians and parliamentary staff and research workshops. Here we highlight the main features of the individual contributions included in this volume. © 2007, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Citation

Dai, X., & Norton, P. (Eds.). (2008). The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe: a comparative study of the ethics of political communication in the digital age. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500763

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Online Publication Date: Sep 13, 2013
• Publication Date: Jul 25, 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 342-353
• Series Title: Library of Legislative Studies
• Series Number: 24
• ISBN: 9780415459488 ; 9780415572224
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500763
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/400277