Saturday, January 7, 2012

Cyber Political Party - Political Parties in Internet Age

Helen Margetts (School of Public Policy, University College London, 29/30 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9QU)  proposed the concept in a paper presented  to the workshop ‘The Causes and Consequences of Organisational Innovation in European Political Parties’, ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, Grenoble, 6-11 April 2001.

As parties and people become more proficient in use of computers and internet communication, technological relationships increase and personal contacts decrease.

Web based communication channels gain importance in cyber-age politics. Visitors to the party website are being developed as supporters.
Britain Labour Party facilitated the creation of World's first E-Petition in 2000.  It is a petition from professional contractors for repeal of IR35


Paper of Helen Margetts
http://www.governmentontheweb.org/sites/governmentontheweb.org/files/Cyber_party_paper.pdf



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Related Articles

Can Web Transform Democracy, BBC Forum
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/forum/914989.stm

Handbook of Party Politics
Richard S. Katz and William J. Crotty
Sage, 2006, 550 pg
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=wgAkmpfSwXkC
Chapter 45 in this book is on Cyberparties - p. 528

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Cyber Parties in Local Elections - Municipal Elections

It's poticians vs Citizen candidates in Mumbai corporation elections
Times of India news item  - 25.9.2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Its-politicians-vs-citizen-candidates/articleshow/10111336.cms

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