The digital citizen: the many-headed e-monster
The digital citizen: the many-headed e-monster
Across the world, politics has been transformed by e-populism, where parties support freedom of the Internet, direct democracy, transparency and free speech. E-populists have proved powerful opponents, upsetting governments in Italy, Egypt and elsewhere. But can e-populism succeed in creating inclusive, constructive government? Does the power of the Internet need to be mitigated by alternative institutions?
social media, populism, e-populism, pirate parties, Wikileaks, M5S, democracy, direct democracy, elitism, egalitarianism, trust
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O'Hara, Kieron
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November 2013
O'Hara, Kieron
0a64a4b1-efb5-45d1-a4c2-77783f18f0c4
O'Hara, Kieron
(2013)
The digital citizen: the many-headed e-monster.
IEEE Internet Computing, 17 (6), .
(doi:10.1109/MIC.2013.121).
Abstract
Across the world, politics has been transformed by e-populism, where parties support freedom of the Internet, direct democracy, transparency and free speech. E-populists have proved powerful opponents, upsetting governments in Italy, Egypt and elsewhere. But can e-populism succeed in creating inclusive, constructive government? Does the power of the Internet need to be mitigated by alternative institutions?
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Published date: November 2013
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social media, populism, e-populism, pirate parties, Wikileaks, M5S, democracy, direct democracy, elitism, egalitarianism, trust
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