Debate on E-Debate: Between Acceptance and Refusal

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Author(s): Ewa Krzatala-Jaworska (CRPS-CESSP, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 18
Source title: Active Citizen Participation in E-Government: A Global Perspective
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aroon Manoharan (Kent State University, USA)and Marc Holzer (Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0116-1.ch026

Keywords: Electronic Government / Government & Law / Information Science Reference

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The French State has been investing in the development of the information society, which has become an important frame of reference for local institutions. At the local level, municipalities are the leading actors constructing the information society. In some French municipalities, the introduction of the e-participation tool is still an ongoing process which generates debate. This chapter, based on a case study, discusses not only the factors that contribute towards the acceptance of the e-participation tools by local government actors but also why e-participation is rejected. The analysis shows that the attitudes towards e-participation by local councilors are mainly influenced by the degree of control they have over the device, and the vision of local democracy.

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