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Power, democracy and ICT
Jo Saglie
Harald Baldersheim
Anne Krogstad
Rune Karlsen
Morten Øgård
Elin Haugsgjerd Allern
Signe Bock Segaard
2005 New Technology in Ageing Parties: Internet Use in Danish and Norwegian Parties
2005 Elektronisk politisk deltakelse i norske kommuner – en aktivitet for de få
2005 Online participation in Norwegian local politics – the rise of digital divides?
2005 Elektronisk politisk deltakelse – en aktivitet for de få?
2005 Elektronisk stemmegivning. De første norske erfaringer
2007 Massepartier i cyberspace?
2007 Fear of the Political Consultant. Campaign Professionals in Norwegian Electoral Politics
2007 Campaign Communication and the Internet. Party Strategy and Voter Use in the 2005 Norwegian Election Campaign
2007 Den første internettvalgkampen?
2007 En bok, en blogg og en blondine
The project explores the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on power and democracy. We approach this question by analysing the use of ICTs in Norwegian political institutions, including political parties, mass media and public administration. A central research question is how (and whether) the introduction of new technology transforms these institutions, with regard to participation, structures and leadership.
More specifically, the project studies four potential processes of transformation. Firstly, to what extent new technologies change the citizens’ political participation. Secondly, transformation of political communication within and between political parties and the news media, and thereby transformation of the national public sphere. Thirdly, transformation of political participation and communication within party organizations. Fourthly, the development of ‘digital partnerships’ in local and regional public administration, and its consequences for democratic governance.