[CivicAccess-discuss] OA Paper: Electronic Petitions and Institutional Modernization. International Parliamentary E-Petition Systems in Comparative Perspective

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

Electronic Petitions and Institutional Modernization. International
Parliamentary E-Petition Systems in Comparative Perspective
*Ralf Lindner, Ulrich Riehm*

 Abstract
Since 2000, a number of parliaments and governments have introduced
electronic petitions systems (e-petitions). Compared to most other means of
e-participation made available by public institutions, e-petitions have
moved beyond the experimental stage and are characterized by a high level
of institutionalization and procedural maturity. Hence, the field of
e-petitioning is particularly promising if the relationship between public
institutions and Internet-based participation channels is to be better
understood. Based on empirical data generated in the research project
"Public electronic petitions and civic involvement" conducted on behalf of
the German Bundestag, the article undertakes an analysis of the e-petition
systems of the Scottish Parliament, the Parliament of Queensland, the
Bundestag and the Norwegian Municipalities in comparative perspective.
Apart from presenting the systems' main technical and procedural features
and selected user statistics, the article attempts to explain the high
attractiveness of e-petitions for parliaments and governments.

 Keywords
Electronic petitions; e-petitions; petitioning; e-democracy;
e-participation; e-parliament; institutional reform; Scottish Parliament;
Bundestag; German Federal Parliament; Parliament of Queensland; Norwegian
municipalities

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