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Documents / Journals

Here you can find documents, journals and magazines that monitor and discuss political news, privacy on the Internet and the development of e-democracy and e-government.

01.06.2004 · Research Group on the Global Future

Governing Cyberspace

Virtual Policy Networks

Cyber democracy

Citizen Participation and new systems of communication

A typology of Electronic Democracy

Cyberdemocracy: Internet and the Public Sphere:
essay by Mark Poster on the Internet and its effects on prevailing political structures.

Telepolis – Politik:
a German online magazine featuring articles about social, political and cultural aspects of the digital revolution. The link above leads you to its special on politics and Internet, with articles on themes like Community Networks, Information Inequality, Internet Democracy and more.

E-politik portal on politics and society. Offers discussion of political news and political theory, information on e-democracy, and a special coverage of the Internet, cyberspace and its effect on politics. The contributions are mainly written by young authors targeted to students.

Politik-Digital:
German e-zine on politics. Offers articles on a variety of aspects of the information society’s effect on politics: e-government, digital divide, gender and youth issues, free expression and privacy, e-democracy and more.

Deutschland-Online: The joint eGovernment strategy by the federal government, federal-state governments
In this brochure you can find information about the aims, structures and principles of this national e-government strategy, as well as a summary of the specific projects associated with Deutschland-Online.

BundOnline - Summary Implementation Plan 2003
English version:
German Version:
E-government is the public administration’s response to the challenges and opportunities of the information society. By the end of the year 2005, all Internet-compatible services of the Federal Administration are to be offered online. This brochure summarizes the most important contents of the implementation plan.