Given the advanced state of digital technology and social media, one would think that the
Democratic and Republican Parties would be reasonably well-matched in terms of their …

This systematic literature review examines the impact of open government data on
democratic societies. The paper uses a multidimensional operationalization of democracy …

This article discusses three interrelated challenges related to conducting social science
research in 'Internet Time'.(1) The rate at which the Internet is both diffusing through society …

This article examines the democratic impact of the UK coalition government's Transparency
Agenda, focusing on the publication of all local government spending over£ 500 by councils …

There has been a recent surge of political actors and groups challenging the legitimacy of
established political institutions and mass media. We argue that this wave is no accident; …

1. Das Internet in Wahlkämpfen: Ein Überblick Page 1 1. Das Internet in Wahlkämpfen: Ein
Überblick Spätestens seit Barack Obamas erfolgreicher, in Medien und Öffentlichkeit vielbeachteter …

The recent proliferation of Web 2.0 applications and their role in contemporary political life
have inspired the coining of the term 'open-source politics'. This article analyzes how open …

This paper focuses on codes of conduct (CoC) of Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS)
and their role in improving women's participation in online communities of OSS. We …

This paper focuses on the inclusion initiatives of Open Source Software (OSS) Communities
to support women who participate in their online communities. In recent years, media and …

One well-known characteristic of participatory websites is that the distribution of contribution
levels is highly skewed: most people who make use of the service contribute only a little, but …