Lindner and Aichholzer provide an introductory overview of the theoretical and conceptual
foundations of electronic democracy, thereby providing analytical insights on the interplay …

Elektronisch vermittelte Kommunikation kann sowohl synchron als auch asynchron
stattfinden. Bei synchroner Kommunikation werden die Beiträge der Beteiligten ohne …

Petitioning is a well established form of political participation in most liberal democracies,
but little is known about petitioners, their socio‐demographics, motivations and assessments …

Since 2000, a number of parliaments and governments have introduced electronic petitions
systems (e-petitions). Compared to most other means of e-participation made available by …

Besonders eindrucksvoll ist das um 1651 entstandene Gemälde Erzherzog Leopold
Wilhelm in seiner Galerie in Brüssel (Abb. 1). Neben dem Besitzer sowie dem Maler selbst …

Diese Studie wurde zwischen 2012 und 2016 als Dissertation an der Philosophischen
Fakultät der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf am Lehrstuhl für Kommunikations-und …

The concepts of democracy, public sphere, and public opinion are as closely intertwined as
contested. Since the dawn of the Internet, scholars have argued about its opportunities …

In modern liberal democracies, participation of the dēmos is not restricted to casting votes in
elections, but includes a growing variety of other, both formally institutionalised and informal …

Petitions are an instrument, guaranteed in the German Basic Law, for protecting citizens'
interests and rights vis-à-vis the state; they are also a means of citizen participation. They …

With the rise of the WWW as a platform for mass media, the question of the Internet's
potential to change politics and democratic decision-making quickly captured the attention of …