The Case for a Broader Approach to e-Participation Research: Hybridity, Isolation and System Orientation

• Two decades into the young history of e-participation research, we aim to take stock of the state of this field in the light of three developments that we argue have substantial implications for research on electronic participation:(1) dissolving boundaries between online and offline spheres of political participation;(2) academic isolation of e-participation research from other research fields related to political participation; and (3) the systemic turn in research on political participation. In relation to these developments, we discuss the potential role of the field in the future and make the case for a broader approach to e-participation research.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi -- Socialt arbete (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology -- Social Work (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

E-participation

Hybridization

Academic isolation

Political systems

Democratic innovations

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