Democracy and E-rulemaking: Web-based technologies, participation and the potential for deliberation

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-55

  Schlosberg, David ^a   Zavestoski, Stephen ^b   Shulman, Stuart W ^c,d  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Pitt's University Center for Social and Urban Research   (United States)

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EID: 77950776083     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J516v04n01_04     Document Type: Article

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