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Publicly Available Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg June 8, 2018

What Do Participants Take Away from Local eParticipation?

Analyzing the Success of Local eParticipation Initiatives from a Democratic Citizens’ Perspective

  • Dennis Frieß EMAIL logo and Pablo Porten-Cheé
From the journal Analyse & Kritik

Abstract

This paper asks how the intensity of individual local eParticipation affects users’ perception of democratically valuable effects. Drawing on participatory and deliberative theory literature we extract four participatory effects- internal political efficacy, common good orientation, tolerance, and legitimacy. Furthermore, the paper examines which cognitive factors may moderate the relationship between intensity of participation and perception of participatory effects. Drawing on online survey data from 670 citizens engaged in public budgeting online consultations on the local level, the conducted path analysis shows that intensity of participation seems to foster the perception of common good orientation and tolerance. The other perceptions of participatory effects were not influenced by participation intensity. Findings on moderating factors indicate that the beneficial effects of online participation were not distributed unequally among participants. In conclusion, the research presents evidence for an optimistic view on local eParticipation that is able to promote democratically valuable user experiences.

Online erschienen: 2018-06-08
Erschienen im Druck: 2018-06-01

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