Engaging citizens in policy making : : e-participation practices in Europe / / edited by Tiina Randma-Liiv, Veiko Lember.

• TeilnehmendeR: Randma-Liiv, Tiina,; Lember, Veiko,; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (310 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

"Exploring academic and policy thinking on e-participation, this book opens up the organizational and institutional 'black box' and provides new insights into how public administrations in 15 European states have facilitated its implementation. Using multiple case studies, the book offers a systematic analysis of how e-participation initiatives are actually organized and administered within the government, as well as how the political context and collaborative partnerships both within the government and with non-governmental actors affect the adoption and institutionalization of e-participation platforms. Contributors provide new empirical evidence on some of the most pressing questions related to the organization and management of e-participation, aiming to provide better understanding of citizen participation platforms. Providing comparative knowledge on the institutional, administrative and organizational aspects of e-participation, this book will be an ideal read for public policy researchers and government practitioners interested in innovation and technology in public administration"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Engaging citizens in policy making: The potential and challenges of e-participation / Veiko Lember, Tiina Randma-Liiv and Kadi Maria Vooglaid -- Framework for analysis of the management and organization of e-participation initiatives / Tiina Randma-Liiv, Kadi Maria Vooglaid and Veiko Lember -- Part I. E-participation initiatives on national level -- 3. We asked, you said, we did: Assessing the drivers and effectiveness of an e-participation practice in Scotland / Benedetta Bellò and James Downe -- 4. Parlement & citoyens in France: An e-participation platform connecting legislators and citizens for collaborative policy design / Samuel Defacqz and Claire Dupuy -- 5. (e-)participation and propaganda: The mix of old and new technology in Hungarian national consultations / Sara Svensson, Andras Molnar and Agnes Batory -- 6. Enhancing law-making efficiency, public value or both: Case study of e-participation platform in Slovakia / Matús Sloboda, Katarina Staroňová and Alexandra Poláková Suchalová -- 7. Participatory law-making in the digital age: The case of the e-public consultation platform in croatia / Petra Đurman, Anamarija Musa and Ivan Koprić; -- 8. The Estonian citizens' initiative portal: Drivers and barriers of institutionalized e-participation / Kadi Maria Vooglaid and Tiina Randma-Liiv -- 9. From online participation to policy making: Exploring the success behind Latvian legislative crowdsourcing platform myvoice / Visvaldis Valtenbergs -- 10. Public online consultation in Lithuania: A political declaration or the real empowerment of citizens? / Rasa Bortkevičiūte; and Vitalis Nakrosis -- Part II. E-participation initiatives on local level -- 11. Decide Madrid: A Spanish best practice on e-participation / Vicente Pina, Lourdes Torres, Sonia Royo and Jaime Garcia-Rayado -- 12. The pursuit of legitimacy as a learning process: A case of local e-participation in Sweden / Alina Ostling -- 13. Citizens' engagement in policy making: Insights from an e-participation platform in Leuven, Belgium / A. Paula Rodriguez Müller -- 14. The implementation of e-participation platforms in Ireland: The case of openconsult / Bernadette Connaughton -- 15. How organizational factors shape e-participation: Lessons from the German one-stop participation portal meinberlin / Andree Pruin -- 16. E-participation in Austria: Digital agenda Vienna / Noella Edelmann and Bettina Höchtl -- 17. Connecting participation and e-participation: The use of ict in the participatory initiatives of Brno / David Špacek -- 18. Management and organization of e-participation: Synthesis from 15 European initiatives / Tiina Randma-Liiv and Veiko Lember -- Index.