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Chapter 4
Web-Based Participatory
Democracy: Findings
from italy
Gianluca Sgueo
Contents
4.1 Introductory Remarks ................................................................................78
4.2 Political Parties, Public Administrations, and Digital Inclusiveness in Italy ....80
4.3 Success of Web-Based Participation ...........................................................82
4.4 A Look at the Past: A Few Examples of Online Participation in Italy .........83
4.4.1 Dialogue with Citizens: The Startup Phase .................................... 84
4.4.2 The Maturity Phase.........................................................................85
4.5 Online Public Consultations ......................................................................86
4.6 An Ineffective (Digital) Democracy: Scopes and Target of Web-Based
Participatory Experiments ..........................................................................87
4.7 A Market in Backsliding and the Digital Divide in Local Administrations ...88
4.8 A Matter of Costs .......................................................................................89
4.9 Conclusions: Dilemmas of E-Participation in Italy ................................... 90
4.10 Maximization of Profits and Citizens' Expectations ...................................91
4.11 Future of Online Participation in Italy .......................................................93
Author Biography ................................................................................................93
References ...........................................................................................................94
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