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Interactive Tools for e-Democracy: Examples from Switzerland

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E-Government: Towards Electronic Democracy (TCGOV 2005)

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Democracy is based on freedom of voting but also on meaningful discussions about matters that are put to the vote or about people who wish to be elected. E-democracy cannot therefore be reduced to e-voting. It should also include Internet-based services that facilitate online interaction between voters, candidates and supporters of various opinions. This paper presents a series of interactive tools that can be used to support such a virtual dialogue. A matrix is proposed to categorize these tools. Examples of such tools used in Switzerland are given. The most sophisticated tools and websites recently developed for Swiss elections or referendums are described in some detail. Possible future research on the impact of these tools is outlined.

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  1. IDHEAP Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, 21 Route de la Maladière, CH-1022, Chavannes-Lausanne, Switzerland

    Jean-Loup Chappelet & Pierre Kilchenmann

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Dominikanerplatz-3, I-39100, Bozen, Italy

    Michael Böhlen

  2. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

    Johann Gamper

  3. Institute of Statistics and Economics, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, 4003, Basel, Switzerland

    Wolfgang Polasek

  4. Institute for IS Research, University of Koblenz-Landau, Universitätsstr. 1, 56070, Koblenz, Germany

    Maria A. Wimmer

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Chappelet, JL., Kilchenmann, P. (2005). Interactive Tools for e-Democracy: Examples from Switzerland. In: Böhlen, M., Gamper, J., Polasek, W., Wimmer, M.A. (eds) E-Government: Towards Electronic Democracy. TCGOV 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3416. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32257-3_4

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