E-democracy remixed: Learning from the BBC's Action Network and the shift from a static commons to a participatory multiplex

This paper examines a five-year initiative by the UK's public service broadcaster, the BBC, to reinvigorate civic engagement at a time of declining public participation in politics. The Action Network project, originally called iCan, ran from 2003 to 2008 and was one of the most high profile an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alfred Hermida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Danube-University Krems 2010-09-01
Series:JeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy & Open Government
Subjects:
BBC
Online Access:https://jedem.org/index.php/jedem/article/view/29