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The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives.

Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2015). The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives. In M. Janssen, M. A. Wimmer, H. Jochen Scholl, O. Glassey, M. Janssen, B. Klievink, …D. Sá Soares (Eds.), Electronic Government and Electronic Participation, 11-18. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-570-8-11
Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2015). The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives. In M. Janssen, M. A. Wimmer, H. Jochen Scholl, O. Glassey, M. Janssen, B. Klievink, …D. Sá Soares (Eds.), Electronic Government and Electronic Participation, 11-18. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-570-8-11

There has been much research into citizens’ engagement with their representatives. This paper offers an approach to understanding sustained take-up of internet technologies by...

2016
Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally.

Lazar, J., Barbosa, S., Gulliksen, J., McEwan, T., Normand, L. M., Palanque, P., …Wulf, V. (2013). Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally. In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '13), 3279-3282. doi:10.1145/2468356.2479666
Lazar, J., Barbosa, S., Gulliksen, J., McEwan, T., Normand, L. M., Palanque, P., …Wulf, V. (2013). Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally. In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '13), 3279-3282. doi:10.1145/2468356.2479666

There is an increasing interest in the intersection of human-computer interaction and public policy. This day-long workshop will examine successes and challenges related to pu...

2013
Participation spaces.

Taylor-Smith, E. (2012). Participation spaces. In Proceedings of Fourth international conference on eParticipation (ePart 2012), 223-230
Taylor-Smith, E. (2012). Participation spaces. In Proceedings of Fourth international conference on eParticipation (ePart 2012), 223-230

A wide democratic view of participation and eParticipation informs research centred on citizens’ experiences of participation. Case studies of participation are conceived in t...

2012
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Activity theory as a tool for data analysis - School of Computing Seminar Series

06 September 2017 to 06 September 2017

This seminar reports on recent research designed to understand how community-level elected representatives (Scotland’s community councillors)
1. learn about their roles...

Research Areas : eGovernment x

The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives.

Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2015). The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives. In M. Janssen, M. A. Wimmer, H. Jochen Scholl, O. Glassey, M. Janssen, B. Klievink, …D. Sá Soares (Eds.), Electronic Government and Electronic Participation, 11-18. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-570-8-11
Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2015). The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives. In M. Janssen, M. A. Wimmer, H. Jochen Scholl, O. Glassey, M. Janssen, B. Klievink, …D. Sá Soares (Eds.), Electronic Government and Electronic Participation, 11-18. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-570-8-11

There has been much research into citizens’ engagement with their representatives. This paper offers an approach to understanding sustained take-up of internet technologies by...

2016
Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally.

Lazar, J., Barbosa, S., Gulliksen, J., McEwan, T., Normand, L. M., Palanque, P., …Wulf, V. (2013). Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally. In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '13), 3279-3282. doi:10.1145/2468356.2479666
Lazar, J., Barbosa, S., Gulliksen, J., McEwan, T., Normand, L. M., Palanque, P., …Wulf, V. (2013). Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally. In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '13), 3279-3282. doi:10.1145/2468356.2479666

There is an increasing interest in the intersection of human-computer interaction and public policy. This day-long workshop will examine successes and challenges related to pu...

2013
Participation spaces.

Taylor-Smith, E. (2012). Participation spaces. In Proceedings of Fourth international conference on eParticipation (ePart 2012), 223-230
Taylor-Smith, E. (2012). Participation spaces. In Proceedings of Fourth international conference on eParticipation (ePart 2012), 223-230

A wide democratic view of participation and eParticipation informs research centred on citizens’ experiences of participation. Case studies of participation are conceived in t...

2012
Organised use of e-democracy tools for young people.

Smith, E., Macintosh, A. & Whyte, A. (2005). Organised use of e-democracy tools for young people. In Wimmer, M., Scholl, H., Grönlund, Å. & Anderson, K. (Eds.). Electronic Government: Communications of the Fifth International EGOV Conference 2006, 260-267. ISBN 978-3-540-37686-6
Smith, E., Macintosh, A. & Whyte, A. (2005). Organised use of e-democracy tools for young people. In Wimmer, M., Scholl, H., Grönlund, Å. & Anderson, K. (Eds.). Electronic Government: Communications of the Fifth International EGOV Conference 2006, 260-267. ISBN 978-3-540-37686-6

This paper concerns use of an online policy debating forum: part of a suite of e-democracy tools for a local youth parliament. These e-democracy tools have been used and devel...

2005
Culture and context in an online voting system for young people

Whyte, A., Macintosh, A. & Smith, E. (2004). Culture and context in an online voting system for young people. In Duquennoy, P., Zuccato, A., Holvast, J. & Fischer Hübner, S. (Eds.). Proceedings of the IFIP WG 9.2, 9.6/11.7 Summer School on Risks and Challenges of the Network Society, 107-114. ISBN 9185335037
Whyte, A., Macintosh, A. & Smith, E. (2004). Culture and context in an online voting system for young people. In Duquennoy, P., Zuccato, A., Holvast, J. & Fischer Hübner, S. (Eds.). Proceedings of the IFIP WG 9.2, 9.6/11.7 Summer School on Risks and Challenges of the Network Society, 107-114. ISBN 9185335037

This paper describes the design and evaluation of an e-voting system used to elect representatives to a local youth parliament, in the Highland region of Scotland. The system ...

2004
Young People and e-Democracy: Creating a Culture of Participation

Masters, Z., Masters, Z., Macintosh, A., & Smith, E. (2003). Young People and e-Democracy: Creating a Culture of Participation. In R. Traunmuller (Ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Electronic Government, 15-22. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-30078-6_3
Masters, Z., Masters, Z., Macintosh, A., & Smith, E. (2003). Young People and e-Democracy: Creating a Culture of Participation. In R. Traunmuller (Ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Electronic Government, 15-22. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-30078-6_3

Research originally suggested that new technologies, particularly the Internet, provided a useful mechanism for engaging young people - an otherwise largely disenfranchised gr...

2004
Citizen Participation in Public Affairs

Macintosh, A., & Smith, E. (2002). Citizen Participation in Public Affairs. In R. Traunmüller, & K. Lenk (Eds.), Electronic Government, 256-263. doi:10.1007/3-540-46138-8_41
Macintosh, A., & Smith, E. (2002). Citizen Participation in Public Affairs. In R. Traunmüller, & K. Lenk (Eds.), Electronic Government, 256-263. doi:10.1007/3-540-46138-8_41

Reflecting on the European Commissions stated aim to broaden democracy this paper examines the nature of e-participation and considers concepts of democracy and issues surroun...

2002
Social networking tools supporting constructive involvement throughout the policy-cycle.

Taylor-Smith, E. & Lindner, R. (2009). Social networking tools supporting constructive involvement throughout the policy-cycle. In Prosser, P. & Parycek, P. (Eds.). Proceedings of EDEM 2010 - Conference on Electronic Democracy, May 7-8, 2010, Danube-University Krems, AustriaISBN 978-3-85403-265-6
Taylor-Smith, E. & Lindner, R. (2009). Social networking tools supporting constructive involvement throughout the policy-cycle. In Prosser, P. & Parycek, P. (Eds.). Proceedings of EDEM 2010 - Conference on Electronic Democracy, May 7-8, 2010, Danube-University Krems, AustriaISBN 978-3-85403-265-6

This paper describes the context and background of the conference workshop “Social networking tools supporting constructive involvement throughout the policy-cycle”. EParticip...
Bringing social and technological innovation to the work of national, regional and local elected representatives: the eRepresentative project.

Karamagioli, E., Koulolias, V., Smith, C. F. & Cruickshank, P. (2007). Bringing social and technological innovation to the work of national, regional and local elected representatives: the eRepresentative project. In Parycek, P. & Prosser, A. (Eds.). EDem08 E-Democracy Conference
Karamagioli, E., Koulolias, V., Smith, C. F. & Cruickshank, P. (2007). Bringing social and technological innovation to the work of national, regional and local elected representatives: the eRepresentative project. In Parycek, P. & Prosser, A. (Eds.). EDem08 E-Democracy Conference

Members of elected assemblies have a number of overlapping roles. eRepresentative is a project of the European Commission’s IST programme, and has investigated the potential f...
'Hyperlocal e-democracy'? The experience of Scotland's Community Councils.

Cruickshank, P., Ryan, B. & Smith, C. F. (2013). 'Hyperlocal e-democracy'? The experience of Scotland's Community Councils. In Parycek, P. & Edelmann, N. (Eds.). CeDEM14 Proceedings, 73-84. ISBN 978-3-902505-35-4
Cruickshank, P., Ryan, B. & Smith, C. F. (2013). 'Hyperlocal e-democracy'? The experience of Scotland's Community Councils. In Parycek, P. & Edelmann, N. (Eds.). CeDEM14 Proceedings, 73-84. ISBN 978-3-902505-35-4

This paper is motivated by the need to understand the reality of the use of the now well-established opportunities offered by the internet to engage with citizens. Building on...
Using social networking tools to promote eParticipation initiatives.

Taylor-Smith, E. & Lindner, R. (2008). Using social networking tools to promote eParticipation initiatives. In Prosser, A. & Parycek, P. (Eds.). Proceedings of EDEM 2009 - Conference on Electronic Democracy, September 7-8, 2009, Vienna, 115 -121
Taylor-Smith, E. & Lindner, R. (2008). Using social networking tools to promote eParticipation initiatives. In Prosser, A. & Parycek, P. (Eds.). Proceedings of EDEM 2009 - Conference on Electronic Democracy, September 7-8, 2009, Vienna, 115 -121

This paper describes the context and background of the conference workshop “Social networking tools and widgets to promote or expand eParticipation initiatives”. Social networ...
Self-efficacy as a factor in the evaluation of e-petitions.

Cruickshank, P. & Smith, C. F. (2008). Self-efficacy as a factor in the evaluation of e-petitions. In Parycek, P. (Ed.). Proceedings of EDEM 2009 - Conference on Electronic Democracy, 223-232. ISBN 978-3-85403-251-9
Cruickshank, P. & Smith, C. F. (2008). Self-efficacy as a factor in the evaluation of e-petitions. In Parycek, P. (Ed.). Proceedings of EDEM 2009 - Conference on Electronic Democracy, 223-232. ISBN 978-3-85403-251-9

E-petitions are seen as one response to a perceived decline in public trust of political institutions and the associated symptoms of disengagement. In this paper, some current...
Smart City Development Paths: Insights from the First Two Decades of Research

Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2018). Smart City Development Paths: Insights from the First Two Decades of Research. In A. Bisello, D. Vettorato, P. Laconte, & S. Costa (Eds.), Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions: Results of SSPCR 2017Cham: Springer Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-75774-2
Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2018). Smart City Development Paths: Insights from the First Two Decades of Research. In A. Bisello, D. Vettorato, P. Laconte, & S. Costa (Eds.), Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions: Results of SSPCR 2017Cham: Springer Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-75774-2

More than 20 years have now passed since the concept of smart city first appeared in a scholarly publica-tion, marking the beginning of a new era in urban innovation. Since th...

2018
Exploring the Big Picture of Smart City Research

Komninos, N., & Mora, L. (2018). Exploring the Big Picture of Smart City Research. Scienze Regionali-The Italian Journal of Regional Science, 1, (15-38). ISSN 1720-3929
Komninos, N., & Mora, L. (2018). Exploring the Big Picture of Smart City Research. Scienze Regionali-The Italian Journal of Regional Science, 1, (15-38). ISSN 1720-3929

This paper analyses the big picture of the smart city research field by means of a bibliometric analysis of the literature on smart cities produced between 1992 and 2012. The ...

2018
Disconnected Democracy? A Survey of Scottish Community Councils' Online Presences

Cruickshank, P., Ryan, B., & Smith, C. (2014). Disconnected Democracy? A Survey of Scottish Community Councils' Online Presences. Scottish Affairs, 23(4), (486-507). doi:10.3366/scot.2014.0045. ISSN 0966-0356
Cruickshank, P., Ryan, B., & Smith, C. (2014). Disconnected Democracy? A Survey of Scottish Community Councils' Online Presences. Scottish Affairs, 23(4), (486-507). doi:10.3366/scot.2014.0045. ISSN 0966-0356

Community Councils are the bottom rung of Scotland’s democracy ladder, having few – but highly significant – statutory consultative duties (especially with regard to planning)...

2014

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Participation Space Studies: a socio-technical exploration of activist and community groups? use of online and offline spaces to support their work - Dr Ella Taylor-Smith, Dr Colin Smith, Dr Michael Smyth, Prof Lissie Davenport, Prof Ben Paechter

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Activity theory as a tool for data analysis - School of Computing Seminar Series

06 September 2017 to 06 September 2017

This seminar reports on recent research designed to understand how community-level elected representatives (Scotland’s community councillors)
1. learn about their roles...

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The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives.

Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally.

Participation spaces.

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e-Petitioner for English Local Authorities

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Activity theory as a tool for data analysis - School of Computing Seminar Series

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The Communities of Practice model for understanding digital engagement by hyperlocal elected representatives.

Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally.

Participation spaces.

Organised use of e-democracy tools for young people.

Culture and context in an online voting system for young people

Young People and e-Democracy: Creating a Culture of Participation

Citizen Participation in Public Affairs

Social networking tools supporting constructive involvement throughout the policy-cycle.

Bringing social and technological innovation to the work of national, regional and local elected representatives: the eRepresentative project.

'Hyperlocal e-democracy'? The experience of Scotland's Community Councils.

Using social networking tools to promote eParticipation initiatives.

Self-efficacy as a factor in the evaluation of e-petitions.

Smart City Development Paths: Insights from the First Two Decades of Research

Exploring the Big Picture of Smart City Research

Disconnected Democracy? A Survey of Scottish Community Councils' Online Presences

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Euro Petition

HUWY: Hub Website for Youth Participation

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e-Representative: A virtual desktop to support the mobile elected Representative

Piloting the E-Petitioner System with the German Parliament

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e-Petitioner for English Local Authorities

e-engaging young Scotland on radioactive waste management

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Expert Evaluation Team for the Local eDemocracy National Project

Ur'Say for Young Scot

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E-petitioner for the Scottish Parliament

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