@article{760734,
      author = {Aichholzer, Georg, and Kubicek, Herbert, and Torres,  Lourdes,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/760734},
      title = {Evaluating e-participation : frameworks, practice,  evidence /},
      abstract = {There is a widely acknowledged evaluation gap in the field  of e-participation practice and research, a lack of  systematic evaluation with regard to process organization,  outcome and impacts. This book addresses the state of the  art of e-participation research and the existing evaluation  gap by reviewing various evaluation approaches and  providing℗ℓa multidisciplinary concept for evaluating  the output, outcome and impact of citizen participation via  the Internet as well as via traditional media.℗ℓIt  offers new knowledge based on empirical results of its  application (tailored to different forms and levels of  e-participation) in an international comparative  perspective. The book will advance the academic study and  practical application of e-participation through fresh  insights, largely drawing on theoretical arguments and  empirical research results gained in the European  collaborative project "e2democracy". It applies the same  research instruments to a set of similar citizen  participation processes in seven local communities in three  countries (Austria, Germany and Spain). The generic  evaluation framework has been tailored to a tested toolset,  and the presentation and discussion of related evaluation  results aims at clarifying to what extent these  tools℗ℓcan be applied to other consultation and  collaboration processes, making the book of interest to  policymakers and scholars alike.},
      recid = {760734},
      pages = {1 online resource (xi, 350 pages) :},
}