Electronic Voting and Democracy A Comparative Analysis [Hardcover]

Electronic and internet voting has become increasingly widespread in recent years, but which countries are the leaders of the movement and who lags behind? Is the digital divide likely to present a permanent challenge to electronic democracy? What are the experiences with regard to online voting, and what are the arguments for and against? Electronic Voting and Democracy examines these issues and the contexts in which they are played out, such as problems of legitimacy and the practical considerations that have driven some countries toward electronic voting faster than others.List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Preface PART I: ISSUES AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS Electronic Voting and Democratic Issues: An Introduction; N.Kersting & H.Baldersheim Cyber Citizens: Mapping Internet Access and Digital Divides in Western Europe; K.Gr?nlund Online Democracy: Is it Viable? Is it Desirable? Internet Voting and Normative Democratic Theory; H.Buchstein PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES Electronic Voting in the United States: At the Leading Edge or Lagging Behind?; F.I.Solop Electronic Voting in Switzerland; H.Geser Electronic Voting in Estonia; W.Drechsler & ?.Madise Electronic Voting in Austria: Current State of Public Internet Elections; A.Prosser, R.Krimmer & R.Kofler Electronic Voting in Finland: The Internet and its Political Applications; M.Set?l? & K.Gr?nlund Electronic Voting in Germany: Political Elections Online - Utopia or the Future?; P.Karger Electronic Democracy in Sweden: Hare or Tortoise?; J.Olsson & J.?str?m Electronic Voting in the United Kingdom: Lessons and Limitations from the UK Experience; L.Pratchett & M.Wingfield PART II: STUDIES ON ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION AND DIGITAL DIVIDES Will New Technology Boost Turnout? Evaluating Experiments in UK Local Elections; P.Norris Citizen Attitudes About Online Voting; R.S.McNeal, C.Hribar & C.J.Tolbert Digital Democracy Comes of Age: Internet Voting and the 2000 Arizona Democratic Primarl£,