Pub Date : 2008-11-18DOI: 10.1504/IJED.2008.021279
Hong-Chi Shiau
This study investigates two popular internet uses: Instant Messenger (IM) and web blogs, of which many functions were enabled by the advanced technologies. The results revealed that users in IM network are more likely to bond, whereas users in web blog network are more likely to bridge. The time spent on IM network is a strong and valid predisposition factor for bonding social capital. However, it is against prediction that the bonding or bridging social capital is not related with the size of a network.
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Pub Date : 2008-11-18DOI: 10.1504/IJED.2008.021280
C. Bouras, E. Giannaka, Theodore Karounos, A. Priftis, V. Poulopoulos, T. Tsiatsos
E-government and e-democracy constitute a central theme in information society policy at all levels: local, regional, national, European and even globally. To this direction, a variety of efforts have been made, and many systems have been developed. This paper proposes a methodology for designing and implementing web-based services that can support e-democracy practices. Furthermore, the paper presents and describes the effort made by a Greek political party to this direction, for the design and development of a unified framework for providing, supporting and managing e-democracy services. The paper describes the actions taken and the work done according to the proposed methodology.
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Pub Date : 2008-09-01DOI: 10.1504/IJED.2008.021276
Yana Breindl, P. Francq
Increased citizen participation is a core element of both Web 2.0 applications and the concept(s) of e-democracy. This paper proposes a prospective view of how the Web 2.0 can be used in the context of e-democracy. After a review of both concepts, the main perceptions of internet users concerning their political activity on the internet are highlighted by an online survey realised in January-March 2007. Various Web 2.0 applications are then discussed in the light of VEDELs axis – information, discussion and decision-making – in order to identify how they may enhance the implication of citizens in the political process through the internet.
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