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Rethinking electronic participation categories: an analysis of Legislative Assemblies’ websites*

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article presents a proposal for categorizing electronic participation (e-participation) based on an analysis of the websites of the 26 Brazilian Legislative Assemblies. From the perspective of a “representative democracy seen from below”, with different forms of relationship between the citizen and the State, and varying degrees of impact on the legislative process, this study identifies six levels of e-participation. Four levels correspond to a renaming of categories already proposed in the literature (Macintosh, 2004; Gomes, 2005; Tambouris, Liotas and Tarabanis, 2007) – informative, advisory, collaborative, and decision--making –, and two levels correspond to two new categories proposed in this study – citizens’ manifestations and propositional.

Source: Cadernos Metrópole

DOI: 10.1590/2236-9996.2025-6367435-en

Authors: Licemar Vieira MELO, Monika DOWBOR, Roberta Carnelos RESENDE

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Language: English

Topic: E-Government and Public Services

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411095817

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