Political Participation Online

Digitalisation can be regarded as the latest important administrative reform and digital innovation in most metropolitan smart cities globally. The international seminar focuses on digital democratic innovations and on online platforms such as Consul and Decidim . Further topics open data, open innovation, online and offline participation, sustainability (smart energy, smart mobility, smart architecture, etc.) as components of a smart city. International best and bad practices will be analyzed. What are goals, structures and institutions of digital innovations? What contextual factors and AI support is helpful? Who is included and who is excluded? How can successful smart cities smart regions, or smart countries be evaluated (Indicators)? What lessons can be learned? What will be the future of digitalisation? Keynote speaker tbc Vorbereitungsliteratur z.B.: Kersting, Norbert 2019: Online Partizipation. Evaluation und Entwicklung- Status Quo und Zukunft. in: Hofmann, Jeanette et al. (eds) 2019: Politik in der digitalen Gesellschaft: Zentrale Problemfelder und Forschungsperspektiven. Bielefeld: Transcript: 105-122 Kersting, Norbert 2023: Online participation. in Teles, F. (ed.) 2023: Handbook on Local and Regional Governance. Cheltenham: Elgar: 203-218 Die online Reihe findet man auf youtube channel und auf der website. Scope . ( https://scope.uni-muenster.de/webinars/). Empfohlen wird insbesondere Teil #1 : Artificial Intelligence and Online Participation URii.de Urban and Regional Innovation and Internet at IfPol Uni Muenster