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It is argued that Pettit’s conception of “contestatory democracy” is superior to deliberative, direct and epistemic democracy. The strong and weak points of these conceptions are discussed drawing upon the work of a.o Bruce Bimber. It is further argued that ‘contestation’ and ‘information’ are highly relevant notions in thinking about, just, viable and sustainable design for E-democracy.
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*A version of this paper was presented at Ethicomp 2002, Lisbon.
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van den Hoven, J. E-democracy, E-Contestation and the Monitorial Citizen*. Ethics Inf Technol 7, 51–59 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-005-4581-4
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