La importancia de las nuevas tecnologías en la democracia participativa: El caso de la Iniciativa Ciudadana Europea
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2019-06-21
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CEU Ediciones
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La participación democrática sigue siendo el camino a seguir por las
sociedades que buscan una paz estable mediante el ejercicio de una
ciudadanía activa. Desde 2012, el instrumento Iniciativa Ciudadana
Europea está presente en el proceso de elaboración de las disposiciones
jurídicas y normativas de la Unión Europea. Uno de los aspectos
de esta ciudadanía es el de permitir a los ciudadanos que se
involucren en la toma de decisiones a través de la participación en el
ejercicio del trabajo legislativo. El Tratado de Lisboa introdujo el derecho
a la Iniciativa Ciudadana Europea (en ingles, ECI). El objetivo
era implicar activamente a los ciudadanos en la toma de decisiones
en Europa, ofreciéndoles una forma indirecta de iniciativa legislativa.
Las tecnologías de la información (TI) son, en general, la base de
las organizaciones modernas, y los cambios en este campo se producen
a un ritmo vertiginoso, deteniendo el desarrollo de los modelos
tradicionales y obligando a las organizaciones a implementar
nuevos modelos, nuevas formas de trabajar y comunicarse. En este
contexto, la Comisión Europea, sin ignorar la relevancia y las transformaciones
inherentes al uso de las Tecnologías de la Información,
ha incluido el uso de estas tecnologías en varios ámbitos, concretamente
en la Iniciativa Ciudadana Europea. En esta investigación se
analiza en qué medida una plataforma, disponible en el contexto
de la Iniciativa Ciudadana Europea, se utiliza en las peticiones y la
evolución de su uso hasta la finalización de la revisión en 2018.
Democratic participation still is the way forward for societies that seek permanent peace through the exercise of active citizenship. Since 2012, the European Citizens’ Initiative instrument has emerged in the process of drafting legislative acts of the European Union. One of the facets of this citizenship is to enable citizens to become involved in decision-making through participation in the exercise of legislative initiative. The Lisbon Treaty introduced the right to the ECI. The aim is to actively involve citizens in the European decision-making, giving them an indirect form of legislative initiative. Information technologies (IT) are the essence of up-to-date organizations in general, and changes in this field are occurring at an uncontrollable pace, interrupting traditional models and forcing organizations to implement new models, new ways of working and communicating. In this context, the European Commission, not ignoring the relevance and transformations inherent in the use of IT, has included its use in several areas, namely in the European Citizens’ Initiative. In this research is analysed how much a platform available in the European Citizens’ Initiative context is used in petitions and the evolution of this same use until the completion of the review in 2018.
Democratic participation still is the way forward for societies that seek permanent peace through the exercise of active citizenship. Since 2012, the European Citizens’ Initiative instrument has emerged in the process of drafting legislative acts of the European Union. One of the facets of this citizenship is to enable citizens to become involved in decision-making through participation in the exercise of legislative initiative. The Lisbon Treaty introduced the right to the ECI. The aim is to actively involve citizens in the European decision-making, giving them an indirect form of legislative initiative. Information technologies (IT) are the essence of up-to-date organizations in general, and changes in this field are occurring at an uncontrollable pace, interrupting traditional models and forcing organizations to implement new models, new ways of working and communicating. In this context, the European Commission, not ignoring the relevance and transformations inherent in the use of IT, has included its use in several areas, namely in the European Citizens’ Initiative. In this research is analysed how much a platform available in the European Citizens’ Initiative context is used in petitions and the evolution of this same use until the completion of the review in 2018.
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Ciudadana Europea, Legislación, Unión Europea, Tecnología de la Información, Participación digital, European Citizens Initiative, Legislation, European Union, Information Technology, Digital participation
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Silva, M. M. M., Alves, D. R., & Ferreira, M. J. (2019). The value of new technologies in participatory democracy: The case of the European citizens’ initiative. Doxa Comunicación, 28, 37-53. doi: 10.31921/doxacom.n28a02. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/2841
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