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Promotion of influence and design features of e-petitions: A quantitative study of relationships and digitalization
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Informatics. www.carldavidkarlstrom.com.
2020 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

E-democracy may promote influence in political processes. A new e-democratic tool in Sweden is the e-petition. This thesis studies to what extent the e-petition implementations by Swedish municipalities promote citizen influence in political processes and the relationship between variations in citizen influence and e-petition design features. Considering the dynamic nature of digital artefacts and characteristics of digital innovation the design could be diverse, which could impact influence. A quantitative study was conducted through e-mail surveys and review of municipal websites, ranked and compared in two influence groups. This study revealed that influence varied to a high extent, indicating three design features impacting influence. The e-petition promoted influence and a relationship between the influence and design features existed. Future research should investigate the digitalization of the e-petition and characteristics of digital innovation to understand the social and institutional contexts better. If not understood, the consequences may be that organizations are unable to adapt to new circumstances.

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2020. , p. 27
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Informatik Student Paper Master (INFSPM) ; SPM 2020.01
Keywords [en]
e-petition, digital innovation, design, influence, e-democracy
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Information Systems, Social aspects
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-170623OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-170623DiVA, id: diva2:1429781
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