Electronic Participation Policies and Initiatives in the European Union Institutions

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 297-323

  Dalakiouridou, Efpraxia ^a   Smith, Simon ^b   Tambouris, Efthimios ^a   Tarabanis, Konstantinos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

democratic theory; eParticipation initiatives; European governance; European institutions; European legislation; mode of governance; participation rationale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863484259     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439311413436     Document Type: Article

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