The Internet, Political Participation and Election Turnout
A Case Study of Germany's www.abgeordnetenwatch.de
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7785252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hartwig Pautz (0000-0001-7490-3729, Glasgow Caledonian University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 156-175 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-0300 • E-ISSN: 1558-5441 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/gps.2010.280309 |
| OpenAlex | W2326361657 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Germany's parliamentary democracy appears to be in crisis. The major parties' membership is in decline and barely existing in East Germany, election turnout is decreasing at all levels, and the reputation of politicians has never been worse. At the same time, however, Germans are more interested in politics than in the 1990s, overwhelmingly support democracy, and are keen on participating particularly in local political decision making. Out of this situation emerged www.abgeordnetenwatch.de— a website that aims to re-establish the link between electors and elected by allowing voters and representatives to communicate via a publicly accessible question-andanswer structure. This article addresses the questions of whether such an instrument can revitalize representative democracy and whether it has done so in the context of the 2009 federal elections
Democracy · Federal election · General election · Geography · House of Representatives · Local election · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reputation · Sociology · The Internet · Turnout · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting · Law · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |