This book investigates the ethical challenges the internet presents
to contemporary parliamentary democracy in Europe and how these
challenges are being addressed. It fills an important gap: current
literature until now has largely focused on the study of internet
usage by politicians and institutions. With the ever widening scope
of participation in internet-based communication, there are widely
differing views on its potential social, economic and political
impact, and whether parliamentary democracy will be strengthened or
weakened in the information age. Key questions include: To what
extent is the internet being used in parliamentary political
communication (the ethics of behaviour)? Should there be any
institutional control and monitoring of parliamentarians' use of
the internet (the ethics of code of conduct)? What impact does the
internet have upon the principle of trust and transparency in the
context of parliamentary democracy (the ethics of accountability)?
The book compares four European parliaments: the British, European,
Portuguese and Swedish Parliaments, using both quantitative methods
(questionnaires and survey of websites) and qualitative methods
(workshops and face-to-face interviews with parliamentarians and
parliamentary staff). This book was previously published as a
special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies.
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