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Title: |
Stages of e-democracy: towards an open-source political model |
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Author: |
P. Berthon, C.B. Williams 
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Address: |
Bentley College, Waltham, MA 02452, USA. ' Bentley College, Waltham, MA 02452, USA |
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Journal: |
International Journal of Information Technology and Management 2007 - Vol. 6, No.2/3/4 pp. 329 - 342 |
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Abstract: |
Digital networks such as the internet are facilitating and accelerating a change in the relationship between producers and customers. The change embodies a profound shift in power and ideology whereby people become co-producers of value rather than passive consumers. This transition is increasingly mirrored in US politics. Rather than simply choosing between competing candidates, the internet and web-based tools enable voters to become co-producers. In this nascent era of e-Democracy, there is a dearth of conceptual frameworks with which to make sense of the phenomenon. To fill this need, this paper explores how an open-source model of business and politics emerges, its stages and characteristics, and prospects for changing entrenched political processes. |
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Keywords: |
marketing; consumption; co-production; open source model; digital democracy; e-democracy; electronic democracy; online democracy; business models; politics models. |
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DOI: |
10.1504/IJITM.2007.014007 |
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