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New Technologies and Democratic Participation on the International Level

New Technologies and Democratic Participation on the International Level

Marios Papandreou
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781466649798|ISBN10: 1466649798|EISBN13: 9781466649804
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch078
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Papandreou, Marios. "New Technologies and Democratic Participation on the International Level." Cross-Cultural Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 1382-1391. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch078

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Papandreou, M. (2014). New Technologies and Democratic Participation on the International Level. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Cross-Cultural Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1382-1391). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch078

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Papandreou, Marios. "New Technologies and Democratic Participation on the International Level." In Cross-Cultural Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1382-1391. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch078

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Abstract

This chapter shows that the role of new technologies in global democracy is very important. First, the concept of democracy is analyzed with particular reference to participation and (access to) information. Second, it is explained that democracy should not be limited to the national level because of the major changes of globalization and because of the fact that these changes influence the everyday lives of billions of people. Examples of the United Nations and the European Union are examined, the former as an example of what could be done and how (with regard to individuals' participation) and the latter as an example of what has already been achieved. Finally, it is explained how and under which conditions new technologies could help build more democratic and more participatory processes on the international level. The concept of access is the central link between information and communication technologies on the one side and international participatory democracy on the other.

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