… of digital democracy that exist today. First, we define what we mean by digital democracy and
… our learnings on what makes a good digital democracy process, and how current initiatives …

… view these findings as evidence of the emergence of a hybrid participation that combines
the virtual and real world realms of political engagement and action—a new digital democracy. …

… about social capital and political engagement decline with an … change in the nature of political
engagement: the increase and … Political engagement was on the increase and changing, …

… If the key digital government metaphor is connectivity, the field of digital democracy has
at its core the concept of ‘public sphere’, associated with the social philosopher Jürgen …

… past few decades is that political engagement is decreasing, especially … political system
itself or in every one’s power to make a difference. At the same time, participation in democratic …

… in “alternative politics,” where political engagement bypasses the electoral system. In alternative
politics, the modes of engagement are evolving and new issues become politicized. The …

… The majority of the activities enabled by the first wave of digital technology, the Web 1.0 …
political participation. However, the forms of political engagement facilitated by the second digital …

… political structures from a political engagement and resource generation perspective. The
article argues that digital space is still very much a democratic … prophesized digital democracy …

… lens, digital democracy investigates how the use of digital … practices of political engagement
and democratic governance. … think about democracy as an open, alterable form of political or…

… our longer companion report, Digital Democracy: The tools transforming political engagement.
We finally settle with a simple definition: ‘the practice of democracy using digital tools and …