Open AccessElectronic and traditional public participation in modern public policy
Author(s) -
Alexander Sungurov,
Dmitriy Arkatov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
političeskaâ nauka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1998-1775
DOI - 10.31249/poln/2021.03.03
Subject(s) - bureaucracy , citizen journalism , public relations , public participation , information and communications technology , political science , state (computer science) , public policy , public administration , sociology , politics , law , algorithm , computer science
Around the World, public policy is experiencing the growth of eparticipation – ICT-based ways of interaction on public matters between state and general public. These may include online-consultations or participatory decision-making. Despite the scholars’ effort to extensively study the phenomena, we still know little of e-participation. This review article seeks to compile what do we know of e-participation at the moment and how does it compare to traditional ways of public participation. It was showed that both traditional and digital participation are contradictory. The former is often resisted by bureaucracy and does not enjoy much of people’s attention. The latter offers some solutions but brings new challenges. We further conclude the need for continuous studies of e-participation, offering the venues for the academic community