Models Of Digital Democracy

Front 1

Reinforcement of of institutional politics

Back 1

• ICT can be used - reinforcement of institutional politics
• maintain government that is in power - in that power
• issue government policy to public
  
• participate or not to participate

Hint 1

maintain government

issue government policy

participate

Front 2

Legalist democracy

Back 2

• also known as classical Western view of democracy
• or procedural view of democracy
• regards Constitution + other laws and rules as foundations of democracy
  

3 principles

• separation of powers (legislative, executive, judiciary)
• system of check and balances - between govt, public administration and judiciary
• representation - (in online activities + processes of govt)

Hint 2

classical

procedural view

Constitution

foundations of democracy

3 principles

Front 3

Competitive democracy

Back 3

• prevalent in countries - with two-party or presidential system
• view suggests that parties + leaders - compete for support of electorate
• ICT used for info + election campaigns
  
• opposition parties post election campaigns on websites - consulted by everyone

Hint 3

prevalent

support of electorate

ICT used for info

post election campaigns

Front 4

Plebiscitary democracy

Back 4

• political decisions have to be made through referenda or plebiscites

implies

• preference for direct democracy instead of representative democracy
• ICT offers opportunities
• hold telepolls + telereferanda (electronic polls/online voting +electronic referenda)

Tele democracy

• used when individuals can vote online at a point/city of their residence
• at government-prepared +designated voting stations
• to make their voice heard
• i.e. - selecting new national leader + other aspect of society which directly impacts their lives
  

Hint 4

referenda

direct democracy

telepolls + telereferanda

Tele democracy

make their voice heard

new national leader

Front 5

Pluralist democracy

Back 5

• emphasizes - democracy is not will of majority

arises from?

• result of changing coalitions of minorities
  
• pluralism in social + political discussion

Hint 5

pluralism

Front 6

Participatory democracy

Back 6

• supports - socialization of politics, active citizenship
• public participation in political debates - through use of new media - such as Internet

Hint 6

socialization of politics

public participation

Front 7

Deliberative democracy

Back 7

• suggests that people - use new media to deliberate on important issues
• communicate with govt officials
• debate issues - as members of political parties - or those of public
  

Hint 7

deliberate on important issues

communicate