Evaluating e-Participation

Frameworks, Practice, Evidence

Georg Aichholzer, Herbert Kubicek, Lourdes Torres (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XI, 350 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-25401-2 (ISBN)

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There is a widely acknowledged evaluation gap in the field of e-participation practice and research, a lack of systematic evaluation with regard to process organization, outcome and impacts. This book addresses the state of the art of e-participation research and the existing evaluation gap by reviewing various evaluation approaches and providing a multidisciplinary concept for evaluating the output, outcome and impact of citizen participation via the Internet as well as via traditional media. It offers new knowledge based on empirical results of its application (tailored to different forms and levels of e-participation) in an international comparative perspective. The book will advance the academic study and practical application of e-participation through fresh insights, largely drawing on theoretical arguments and empirical research results gained in the European collaborative project "e2democracy". It applies the same research instruments to a set of similar citizen participation processes in seven local communities in three countries (Austria, Germany and Spain). The generic evaluation framework has been tailored to a tested toolset, and the presentation and discussion of related evaluation results aims at clarifying to what extent these tools can be applied to other consultation and collaboration processes, making the book of interest to policymakers and scholars alike.

Introduction.-Part I: Conceptual background.- The evaluation gap in e-participation researchand practice.- Citizen participation in climate policy.- Part II: Evaluation ofpublic (e-)information and (e-)consultation processes in climate policy.- Evaluatingpublic (e-)information provision.- Evaluating public (e-)consultation processes.-PART III: Evaluating public (e-)collaboration processes in climate policy.- Different kinds of collaboration.- Evaluationapproach, concept, tools and empirical setting.- CO2 calculator for Impact measurement.-Comparing output and Outcome.- Climate related attitudes and behaviour changes.-Ecological impacts on individual level.- Ecological impacts on collective level.-Drop out analysis.- The organizers view.- Civic and social impacts.- Part IV:Specific role of e-participation and implications for evaluation of participationprocesses.- Online - offline comparison.- Implications for evaluating participationprocesses (consultation and collaboration).- Summary and outlook.- References.-Annex.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.12.2015
Reihe/Serie	Public Administration and Information Technology
Zusatzinfo	XI, 350 p. 39 illus., 26 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
Schlagworte	Business and Economics • citizen participation • comparative politics • e2democracy • E-Collaboration • e-government • e-participation • Information Technology • Innovation/Technology Management • public administration
ISBN-10	3-319-25401-4 / 3319254014
ISBN-13	978-3-319-25401-2 / 9783319254012
Zustand	Neuware