Electronic Democracy: Strengthen or Hold Back?

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Veera Lertsomporn

Abstract

There are both strengthening and hold back effects for democracy in the whole picture from electronic democracy. Electronic democracy should not freely proceed by its nature. In contrast, public, civic, and other sector should consider together for strategic planning in short and long term in order to drive electronic democracy through positive and creative direction which it is more strengthening than hold back democracy.

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Lertsomporn, V. (2016). Electronic Democracy: Strengthen or Hold Back?. Political Science and Public Administration Journal, 7(1), 138–160. Retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/polscicmujournal/article/view/90772
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