Abstract
Direct democracy gives citizens the possibility to defend their interests besides from elections. Thereby, leveraging modern information and communication technology helps raise the significance of direct democracy for citizens and decision-makers likewise. Digital democracy tools such as online petition systems can spread topics more effectively so that more citizens are able to support initiators. In contrast to traditional direct democracy, individuals can observe the contribution process such as the difference between the number of actual and needed signatures and the different petitions created in real-time. This study argues that online petition platforms are important tools for participatory governance, enabling citizens to voice their concerns and influence policy-making on a range of issues. Drawing on a dataset of 21,589 petitions and over 5 million contributors from a European open petition platform, we …
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Academy of Management Proceedings |
| Volume | 2025 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2025 |
| Event | 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 25 Jul 2025 → 29 Jul 2025 https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting |
Fields of science
- 502052 Business administration
- 502031 Public management
- 502023 NPO research
- 303016 Hospital management
- 502 Economics
- 505027 Administrative studies
- 502011 Cooperative systems
- 502033 Accounting
- 502009 Corporate finance
- 502024 Public economy
JKU Focus areas
- Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management
- Digital Transformation
