Does e-governance facilitate citizen empowerment in democracies? A critical discourse analysis

International Journal of Electronic Governance

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 131-155

  Fraunholz, Bardo ^a   Unnithan, Chandana ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Citizen empowerment; Democracy; E governance; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894111128     PISSN: 17427509     EISSN: 17427517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEG.2009.029126     Document Type: Article

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