Deepening Democracy at Local Government Level in Sweden: E-Petitions and Citizen Agenda Setting Power
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Almost every democratic country strives to deepen democracy in their land. E-Petitioning is a form of petitioning that is done digitally mainly at municipal level but can also be done nationwide. In this thesis I have analyzed e-petitions that have been received by Linköping municipality in Sweden. The goal is to see whether Linköping citizens have the influence to set the agenda for the municipality. The results show that the citizens indeed have the power to set the agenda for their municipality through the digital petitioning tool that is created by the municipal establishment themselves.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 42
Keywords [en]
E-Petitions, Participation, Agenda Setting Power, Deepening Democracy, Linköping, Municipal, Sweden, Qualitative Analysis
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-16700Local ID: EIS501OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-16700DiVA, id: diva2:1580553
Subject / course
Political science
Educational program
International Programme in Politics and Economics
Supervisors
Examiners
2021-07-212021-07-152021-07-21Bibliographically approved