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

Contributors

Xiudian Dai
Editor

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. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500763

Book Type Edited Book
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
Contract Date Jan 1, 2008