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Using Social Media In Rulemaking: Possibilities And Barriers, Michael E. Herz
Using Social Media In Rulemaking: Possibilities And Barriers, Michael E. Herz
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“Web 2.0” is characterized by interaction, collaboration, non-static web sites, use of social media, and creation of user-generated content. In theory, these Web 2.0 tools can be harnessed not only in the private sphere but as tools for an e-topia of citizen engagement and participatory democracy. Notice-and-comment rulemaking is the pre-digital government process that most approached (while still falling far short of) the e-topian vision of public participation in deliberative governance. The notice-and-comment process for federal agency rulemaking has now changed from a paper process to an electronic one. Expectations for this switch were high; many anticipated a revolution that …
The D.C. Circuit As "Hostile Stranger", Michael E. Herz
The D.C. Circuit As "Hostile Stranger", Michael E. Herz
Faculty Online Publications
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