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- Title
DOKUMENTATION UND ANALYSEN: Modernisierung des Petitionswesens und der Einsatz neuer Medien.
- Authors
Lindner, Ralf; Riehm, Ulrich
- Abstract
During the last decade, the petitioning procedures in Germany as well as in several other countries have been subjected to a number of noteworthy reforms which promised to enhance the transparency and attractiveness of the petitioning process. The application of new media technologies played an important role in the institutional modernisation of petition systems as they provide the possibility to submit, publish, sign and discuss petitions online (so-called e-petitions). By introducing an e-petitioning pilot project in 2005, the German Bundestag is recognised as an international pioneer in this field. The article gives an introductory overview of the general petition procedures at the German Bundestag and the main political and individual functions of the right to petition. In addition, the main results of the scientific evaluation of the German Bundestag's pilot project "Public Petitions" are presented. Overall, the evaluation reaches a positive conclusion based mainly for one on the first tentative steps towards a higher degree of procedural transparency of the petitioning system and for another on the improved acceptance of the petition process through citizens and politicians.
- Subjects
GERMANY; RIGHT of petition; PILOT projects; INFORMATION technology; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; CITIZENS; POLITICIANS; GERMANY. Bundestag
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, 2009, Vol 40, Issue 3, p495
- ISSN
0340-1758
- Publication type
Article