Digital era open government and democratic governance

The case of Government of Canada Wikipedia editing

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9783255
AutoresAmanda Clarke (0000-0001-7978-2401, autor de correspondencia), Elizabeth Dubois (0000-0003-1323-516X)
Año2020
Volumen63
Número2
Páginas177-205
Fecha de publicación2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCanadian Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/capa.12356
OpenAlexW3033682730
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas30

As digital era open government initiatives are deployed globally, researchers are debating their effects on democratic governance. We develop a framework to evaluate whether these initiatives improve or undermine democratic governance and apply it to the case of Government of Canada Wikipedia editing and an automated Twitter account (@gccaedits) tracking this activity. Through content analysis of edits and analysis of access to information requests we show that while most edits made are useful and non‐partisan, the response of news media and government managers ultimately renders the editing a threat to democratic governance. This complexity highlights the importance of assessing the merits of open government initiatives in their broader socio‐political context. The findings also suggest that more fundamental shifts in contemporary political, media and administrative cultures are necessary before the potential benefits of open government reforms can materialize

Business · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Democracy · Democratic governance · Government (linguistics · Open data · Open government · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics · Wikis in Education and Collaboration