E-Democracy and Information Society

The rapid development of the technological media and the improvement of communication have turned the world into a “global village”. This term was claimed by the scientist Marshal McLaren, who predicted future development of the world into a global system. As a village, the world becomes smaller with interdependence and inter-state relations. This dependence is expressed both economically and socially. A period of globalization is characterized by the recognition of new global issues, such as global warming, natural disasters, the struggle against poverty and others. These problems require humanity to cooperate in an international framework. However, the recognition itself does not provide the solutions to these problems, and despite the technological and social connections on the Internet, we are still witnesses to government methods that based on concepts and technologies from the previous centuries. Modern nation states that based on cumbersome mechanisms of government and decision making, cannot cope with the challenges they face in the technological age. Making decisions in its institutions are slow with a problem to create cooperation (even when there is apparently a common interest). All of these reasons lead to a large gap between government institutions and technological development. One of the most prominent solutions that are supposed to bridge this gap is the combination of advanced communication technology with government concepts. This tool is called digital democracy or e-democracy. That study requires qualitative research based on a thorough distinction of the subject. The study needs to review various theories from the subject of the social and political sciences, humanities, economics, and law with linkage to the resent technological development and new management possibilities. It is important to note that a solution to the problems I have presented before, is not easy and unequivocal. The use of technology and communication is also connected to many various dangers such as terrorism, fundamentalism, and moral nihilism. Therefore, in the one hand, an accurate distinction and in-depth research are needed to help identify the weaknesses of contemporary liberal democracy in order to strengthen them, from the other hand and preserve the strengths and mechanisms that are supposed to swallow the formation of anarchy.