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    The shape of global technology assessment
    ( 2023)
    Ladikas, Miltos
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    Hahn, Julia
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    Hennen, Leonhard
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    Est, Rinie van
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    Peissl, Walter
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    Lindner, Ralf orcid-logo
    This chapter draws tentative conclusions from the findings of the book contributions with regard to possible future ways to organise TA on a global scale. These considerations comprise a discussion of possible organisational shapes that can support the global interchange and sharing of TA capacities, and increase its political relevance and operability on a global level. Beyond such medium- and long-term aspirations, the outlook reflects on more short-term practical steps that could be taken within the globalTA Network to improve interchange of knowledge and expertise, engage in joint projects and mutually foster analytical and methodological capacities.
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    Introduction: Technology Assessment Beyond National Boundaries
    ( 2023)
    Hennen, Leonhard
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    Peissl, Walter
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    Hahn, Julia
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    Ladikas, Miltos
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    Est, Rinie van
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    Lindner, Ralf orcid-logo
    Modern societies are immensely permeated by technologies and thus also dependent on them. Increasingly, this is also true for countries in the global South. As a result, questions about the interdependencies of technology and society, the possible mutual influences and the social governance of technology are becoming a global challenge.
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    Options for Improving e-Participation at the EU Level
    ( 2019)
    Nielsen, Rasmus O.
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    Hennen, Leonhard
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    Korthagen, Iris
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    Aichholzer, Georg
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    Lindner, Ralf orcid-logo
    In this chapter, Nielsen et al. propose options for improving e-participation at the EU level without changing underlying legal frameworks. In response to the challenges to e-participation, which arise out of current institutional designs, the authors make creative use of the research results presented earlier in the book to suggest 'low-hanging fruits' for practical reform. The challenges addressed include the relative weakness of individual citizens' participation compared to that of CSO's, the weakness of the Parliament in the legislative process and the continued de-coupling of the EU policy process from the will of the European citizens. While the chapter proposes no easy fixes, it points to some obvious practical steps forward. To improve existing participation mechanisms, the authors recommend providing improved support to citizens using the ECI, investing in the back-office support needed for the EP Petitions Portal to realize its potential and improving the scalability of Your Voice in Europe through advanced data analysis. They also make four novel proposals, first among which is to experiment with participatory budgeting in relation to the Regional and Social Funds. The chapter ends with a plea for a long-term vision of a unified European participation structure to gather and harness the potentials of individual mechanisms.
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    European e-democracy in practice. Introduction
    ( 2019)
    Hennen, Leonhard
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    Korthagen, Iris
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    Keulen, Ira van
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    Aichholzer, Georg
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    Lindner, Ralf orcid-logo
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    Nielsen, Rasmus O.
    The introductory chapter provides an overview of the volume 'European e-Democracy in Practice'. The focus of the volume is on the exploration of the conditions needed to realise the democratic potential of the broad scope of tools, instruments and procedures to strengthen the ties between established processes of representative democratic decision-making and its constituencies, with a particular view to political communication and decision-making at the European level. Part I of the book provides the outcome of a broad literature review covering the scholarly debate on the achievements and potentials of e-democracy and its relevance for policymaking on the EU level. Part II of the book presents 22 case studies on the use of e-participation tools at the local, national and European levels which were carried out to learn about best practices and major challenges and problems of e-participation in practice. Finally, Part III provides a systematic comparative analysis of the case studies, and based on this analysis and the findings of the literature review, options for improving e-participation at the EU-level are discussed.