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Published: 9th December 2004
ISBN: 9780415328791
Number Of Pages: 256
"The European Union and E-Voting "investigates one of the latest potential changes in the 'technology of democracy' - electronic voting. It explores how it may impact on traditional mechanisms of democratic participation, raising issues that go to the very core of contemporary governance.
Among the many questions tackled are the implications of introducing e-voting for European Parliamentary elections and its possible impact, not just on the quantity aspects of electoral turnout but also on the quality dimension of democratic participation. The contributors assess e-voting's compatibility with existing legal and constitutional principles and how to best design new online voting systems in order to ensure both security and convenience of use. Furthermore, the prospects for institutional innovation stemming from the introduction of e-voting and other e-democracy techniques are also addressed. Besides enriching the literature with new ideas at a time in which the European integration process is entering a distinctly more overt political phase, this volume also provides fruitful insights for the development of e voting and e-democracy across the world.
This book deals with the political, social, legal and technological issues related to the possible introduction of electronic voting for future European Parliamentary elections. It will be of interest to all students and researchers of elections and the European Union.
| Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
| The European Union and E-Voting | p. 1 |
| Political Outcomes | p. 27 |
| Internet Voting and the European Parliament Elections | p. 29 |
| E-Voting as the Magic Ballot for European Parliamentary Elections? | p. 60 |
| Second-Order Elections to the European Parliament | p. 91 |
| Legal Considerations | p. 109 |
| Fundamental and Political Rights in Electronic Elections | p. 111 |
| Introducing E-Voting for the European Parliament Elections | p. 124 |
| Designing E-Voting | p. 145 |
| Internet Voting and Opinion Formation | p. 147 |
| Balancing Security and Simplicity in E-Voting | p. 166 |
| Institutional Visions | p. 185 |
| E-Voting, E-Democracy and Eu-Democracy | p. 187 |
| E-Voting: a New Political Institution for the Network Society? | p. 202 |
| Epilogue | p. 223 |
| Index | p. 237 |
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ISBN: 9780415328791
ISBN-10: 0415328799
Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: 9th December 2004
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.88
x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.51
Edition Number: 1
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