Electronic voting and democracy : a comparative analysis /

Electronic voting and democracy : a comparative analysis /

"Electronic and Internet voting have become increasingly widespread in recent years, but which countries are the leaders of the movement and who lags behind? Is the digital divide likely to present a permanent challenge to electronic democracy? What are the experiences with regard to online vot...

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Corporate Author: Internet Voting Workshop Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Other Authors: Kersting, Norbert, Baldersheim, Harald, 1944-
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
Subjects:
Internet voting > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Electronic voting > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Internet > Political aspects > Congresses.
Political participation > Computer network resources > Congresses.
Comparative government > Congresses.
Internet voting > Cross-cultural studies.
Electronic voting > Cross-cultural studies.
Internet > Political aspects.
Political participation > Computer network resources.
Comparative government.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Issues and Theoretical Frameworks. 1. Electronic Voting and Democratic Issues: An Introduction / Norbert Kersting and Harald Baldersheim
  • 2. Cyber Citizens: Mapping Internet Access and Digital Divides in Western Europe / Kimmo Grönlund
  • 3. Online Democracy: Is it Viable? Is it Desirable? Internet Voting and Normative Democratic Theory / Hubertus Buchstein
  • Part II: Country Studies. 4. Electronic Voting in the United States: At the Leading Edge or Lagging Behind? / Frederic A. Solop
  • 5. Electronic Voting in Switzerland / Hans Geser
  • 6. Electronic Voting in Estonia / Wolfgang Drechsler and Ülle Madise
  • 7. Electronic Voting in Austria: Current State of Public Elections / Alexander Prosser, Robert Krimmer and Robert Kofler
  • 8. Electronic Voting in Finland: The Internet and its Political Applications / Maija Setälä and Kimmo Grönlund
  • 9. Electronic Voting in Germany: Political Elections Online, Utopia or the Future? / Pia Karger
  • 10. Electronic Democracy in Sweden: Hare or Tortoise? / Jan Olsson and Joachim Åström
  • 11. Electronic Voting in the United Kingdom: Lessons and Limitations from the UK Experience / Lawrence Pratchett and Melvin Wingdield
  • Contents note continued: Part II: Studies on Electronic Participation and Digital Divides. 12. Will New Technology Boost Turnout? Evaluating Experiments in UK Local Elections / Pippa Norris
  • 13. Support for Online Voting in the United States / Ramona S. McNeal and Caroline J. Tolbert
  • 14. Digital Democracy Comes of Age: Internet Voting and the 2000 Arizona Democratic Primary Election / Frederic I. Solop
  • 15. Internet Voting Behaviour: Lessons from a German Local Election / Norbert Kersting
  • Conclusions: Adopting Electronic Voting - Context Matters / Norbert Kersting, Ronald Leenes and Jörgen Svensson.

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