TY - CHAP T1 - Autopoietic Cybergenres for e-Democracy? Genre Analysis of a Web-Based Discussion Board T2 - Proceedings of the 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science Y1 - 2005 A1 - Sæbø, Øystein A1 - Päivärinta, Tero ED - Sprague, Ralph H., Jr. KW - cybergenre KW - democracy KW - e-democracy KW - genre AB -
The paper discusses genre theory in the field of e-Democracy. A framework for analysing communicative genres related to four stereotypical e-Democracy models is suggested. A case study of a web based discussion board in a municipality illustrates the implications of applying the genre lens to the e-Democracy research and practice, with lessons learned to considered in the future efforts on e-Democracy. Based on observations from the case, a theoretical concept of autopoietic cybergenre is suggested and its potential significance for future e-Democracy initiatives is addressed. An autopoietic cybergenre, such as a web-based discussion board, includes inherent capability for meta-communication enabling continuous structuring of the purpose(s) and parts of the form of the genre in question itself.
JA - Proceedings of the 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Science PB - IEEE Computer Society Press CY - Los Alamitos, CA SP - 98c– N1 - + pdf rhet ER -