List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2022. Vol 39
Online Petitions and Electronic Applications as a Form of E-Democracy in Russia: Challenges and Prospects
Author(s)
I. S. Shirokov
Abstract
The purpose of the article is to provide empirical arguments for the problems in the field of online petitions in Russia. The author carried out the analysis of possibilities of online platforms operating in Russia to present online petitions. Methods for improving the work of online platforms as an instrument of e-democracy and a factor of developing the potential of civil society have been proposed. The role of an electronic government in a qualitative increase of citizens’ engagement in public and political life has been noted.
About the Authors
Shirokov Ivan Sergeevich, Postgraduate, Department of International Relations and Customs, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Baikal State University, 11, Lenin st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: shirokov.iw@yandex.ru
For citation
Shirokov I.S. Online Petitions and Electronic Applications as a Form of E-Democracy in Russia: Challenges and Prospects. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2022, vol. 39, pp. 46-55. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2022.39.46 (in Russian)
Keywords
online petitions, political participation, civil society, e-democracy.
UDC
32.019.5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2022.39.46
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