Teledemocracy by Ytterstad, Akselsen, Svendsen, and Watson

Table of contents

Title Preface Quick overview Introduction The problem of high turnover A potential solution The project The project Research methodology The field site Local political work Formal structure Informal structure Other characteristics Identifying needs: Where does telecommunications fit? Design Functional specification Technology platform The user interface The field trial Approach Observations Discussion On the adoption of information technology Computer-mediated communication and democracy Organizational memory and the quality of political decision making Summary and conclusion Acknowledgments References

Additional materials

Review of the project by a participating politician Data collection / data archive Demonstration version of POT for MS Windows Scrapbook More on POT interface design Document revisions (history) Engine room Brief biographies of the authors