Objective of the book
This book will provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of eParticipation. It will promote awareness and further debate on the scope and limitations of citizen engagement supported by ICT in modern democracies. It will also offer operational guidelines and lessons learned from past experiences to the benefit of government executives wanting to engage on eParticipation trials.
Specifically, the book will deliver: a collection of European and international best practice of sustainable eParticipation a set of evaluation exercises to be used as guidelines for political understanding and future action an overview of existing methods, tools and ICT solutions available as a result of prior experiments an initial assessment of the “market potential” of the above.