CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Chernova, Iuliia Valeryevna |
|---|---|
| Title | E-Participation in Democracy and non-Democracy: Comparative Analysis of the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation |
| Summary | With the penetration of new technologies in politics, people have gained more opportunities to influence policymaking. Fast growing interest to e-participation raises the question of the future potential of the idea of public involvement in decision making through the electronic means. This thesis investigates e-participation in democratic and non-democratic state. Recent findings of scholars, experts and UN statistics show a high level of e-participation in non-democratic states. The present research aims to question what explains high level of e-participation in democracy and non-democracy. Comparative analysis of the United Kingdom and Russian Federation shows that there are a number of qualitative differences in two-way interaction between citizens and government. The analysis is focused on government-led e-consultations and citizens-initiated e-petitions in two cases. Little time for e-consultation, limited number of actors allowed to participate, lack of governmental interest in Russia give the impression of “Potemkin e-villages”. Analysis showed that e-participation is superficial and something done just for show. The main argument is that experts measuring e-participation, count electronic tools rather than participation, which leads to a misperception of public participation in policymaking in countries with different political, economic and social environments. |
| Supervisor | Kim, Youngmi |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/chernova_yulia.pdf |
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