Title
Virtual policy communities and responsive governance: Redesigning on-line debates
Abstract
In this article has investigated how we can improve the use of the Internet to design new virtual governance arrangements that take into account the somewhat disappointing results of on-line debates and use the experiences of more virtual community-based approaches of deliberation and learning. Four sources of inspiration are explored: a) experiences with on-line debates, b) the functioning of communities on the internet, especially the Linux community, c) experiences with community of practice and d) experiences with so-called virtual policy communities. The article ends with a number of design principles that can be used to shape governance arrangements in which public participation, deliberation and learning are important political values and which can help us to redesign on-line debates.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2004
Information Polity
responsive governance,governance arrangement,public participation,disappointing result,design principle,virtual community-based approach,on-line debate,important political value,so-called virtual policy community,new virtual governance arrangement,linux community
Field
DocType
Volume
Public administration,Design elements and principles,Deliberation,Corporate governance,Political science,Public participation,Public relations,Community of practice,Politics,The Internet,Virtual community
Journal
9
Issue
Citations 
PageRank 
3
7
0.87
References 
Authors
0
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Victor Bekkers121116.97