Netdemocracy.dk

            Ph.D.-project, Department of Political Science,              Aarhus Denmark -  Jakob Linaa Jensen

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Project outline  

Welcome to Netdemocracy.dk

This is my Ph.D.-project at the Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.Whereas other research projects focus on political websites, campaigns and openbook government, my aim is to investigate whether the Internet contributes to the enhancement of the  public sphere.

In these days existing democratic institutions are experiencing severe pressure from different sides, not at least the ongoing process of globalisation. There are widespread hopes, however, that the new network technologies can contribute to a radical revitalisation of democracy.

My project fall in three parts:

  • The procedures and processes of democratic dialogue online

  • The representation and inclusion question - who participates: new actors or the "usual suspects"?

  • The outcome: enhanced influence for citizens (agenda-setting) and democratic enlightenment?

Please follow the links to the left for more about my project

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Who am I?   
Democracy (DK)
Internet Theory (DK)
Links   
My weblog