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E-Democracy in Action: Websites of Finnish Members of Parliament

Reima Suomi, E-Democracy in Action: Websites of Finnish Members of Parliament. The Journal of Global Business Issues 2, 63-70, 2008.

Abstract:

Internet is a too valuable tool to be left just for the businessmen. Modern governmental activity can benefit a lot from the use of the Internet. Web-sites and active participating in web-based activities is and should be an integral activity in the life of political actors. Parliament members are in a central position, as they have a lot of political power, and they are often so far from the electors both mentally and physically, that keeping in touch with electronic means becomes a necessity.

First, we briefly discuss the concepts of eGovernment and eDemocracy, and situate Members of Parliament’s www-pages in that context. Second, we survey on the websites of Finnish Members of Parliament is based on a survey completed in September 2006. Finally, conclusions are drawn.

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BibTeX entry:

@ARTICLE{jSuomi08a,
  title = {E-Democracy in Action: Websites of Finnish Members of Parliament},
  author = {Suomi, Reima},
  journal = {The Journal of Global Business Issues},
  volume = {2},
  pages = {63-70},
  year = {2008},
  keywords = {Blogging, Members of Parliament, E-democracy},
}

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