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In this paper we explore the relations between the Web, governance individual and collective action.
We set three questions which arise in relation to the interaction between the Internet and socio-political dynamics.
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How do we delineate democracy in these new conditions?
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Does the Internet create a new crisis of political balance or does it intensify an imbalance of a whole political cycle?
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How can we explore new forms of political balance based on the reality of the Internet?
We explore these complex dynamics from a theoretical perspective proposing a model which combines the theory of minorities with a catnet framework. We run simulation experiments and analyze experimental outcomes. We conclude that the complex relation between the Web, governance models and collective action produces non predictable outcomes and a possible crisis .Only a substantial shift in the stance of the state and the authority, bearing the meaning of acceptance of a widen democracy, will create a new balance that will reflect the new conditions. This shift could occur either cooperatively or through a social conflict.
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Manolopoulos, C., Efstathiadou, R., Spirakis, P. (2010). The Impact of the Web and Political Balance to e-Democracy. In: Sideridis, A.B., Patrikakis, C.Z. (eds) Next Generation Society. Technological and Legal Issues. e-Democracy 2009. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11631-5_2
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