ECPR Budapest 2005

Steve, Rachel and I will present a paper on political knowledge and the Internet at the ECPR General Conference, in Budapest (8-10 September 2005). The panel was organised by Kimmo Grönlund (also see research).



Section "Political Knowledge in Comparative Perspective: Explaining Differences and Gauging Consequences", Panel 5-6 --

Isa Ducke and Eun-jeung Lee: "Online deliberation of contested political issues. The case of troop dispatches to Iraq in Japan and South Korea".

Vincent Tiberj and Thierry Vedel: "Political knowledge, media and Internet uses in France".

Kimmo Grönlund and Maija Setälä: "An Analysis of Parliamentary Websites: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives".

Stephen Ward, Wainer Lusoli and Rachel Gibson: "Parliaments, the Public and Online Participation".

If you are planning to attend Budapest, and have an interest in citizen participation and new media, come along to the session and have a chat. Still no schedule though, stay tuned for development.