Aktiv Demokrati forumPartiet för kontinuerlig direktdemokrati2007-11-23T14:52:51+01:00http://aktivdemokrati.se/forum/feed.php?f=14&t=4792007-11-23T14:52:51+01:00http://aktivdemokrati.se/forum/viewtopic.php?t=479&p=4330#p4330<![CDATA[SWEDEN’S GRASSROOTS parties, paper from Örebro university]]>It is difficult to understand what you are not satisfied with.
]]>2007-11-23T12:33:56+01:00http://aktivdemokrati.se/forum/viewtopic.php?t=479&p=4327#p4327<![CDATA[SWEDEN’S GRASSROOTS parties, paper from Örebro university]]> Just be ware of politruc involment in our educational system and beware of the powerful effect of group pressure in this situation. Be sceptical and openly critical! If it is not allowed or frowned upon then leave and tell us about it!
Statistik: Postat av MrPerfect72 — 2007-11-23 12.33
EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES OF SWEDEN’S GRASSROOTS PARTIES FOLLOWING ICT STRATEGIES AN EXPLORATORY STUDY BASED ON INTERVIEWS
Ovid Pacific Boyd
Abstract – This paper shares the experiences and challenges faced by four political parties in Sweden interested in increasing citizen participation by taking advantage of technology. These parties are empirical examples of parties following a grassroots model of party organization with an ICT strategy. It is found that all the parties face major structural and participatory challenges in their attempts to reform democracy. Three of the parties share a common ‘proxy politician’ approach to citizen participation while Knivsta.Now focuses much more on offline participation. Knivsta.Now is also the most successful of the four parties, so differences are carefully analyzed. Finally, based on this exploratory study theories are proposed and areas for further study suggested.
This very interesting report comes is one of the first academic aknowledgements we have seen in Sweden, for the modern direct democracy and the parties claiming to follw the principle in one or another way.
An extensive material with conclusions and references. Please note that the rapport is still subject to revisions why the author ask for temporary downloads until completion. Ovid Boyd has nothing against spreading of the link above though!
I also want to inform about an invitation for studies the coming semester at the University of Örebro. Let's hope for many trained academics in this area! :
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