Evaluating E-Participation: Frameworks, Practice, Evidence (Paperback)

Introduction.- Part I: Conceptual background.- The evaluation gap in e-participation research and practice.- Citizen participation in climate policy.- Part II: Evaluation of public (e-)information and (e-)consultation processes in climate policy.- Evaluating public (e-)information provision.- Evaluating public (e-)consultation processes.- PART III: Evaluating public (e-) collaboration processes in climate policy.- Different kinds of collaboration.- Evaluation approach, concept, tools and empirical setting.- CO2 calculator for Impact measurement.- Comparing output and Outcome.- Climate related attitudes and behaviour changes.- Ecological impacts on individual level.- Ecological impacts on collective level.- Drop out analysis.- The organizers view.- Civic and social impacts.- Part IV: Specific role of e-participation and implications for evaluation of participation processes.- Online - offline comparison.- Implications for evaluating participation processes (consultation and collaboration).- Summary and outlook.- References.- Annex.