Online Deliberations, Part 1

Starting with the review of 'Online Deliberations: Possibilities of the Internet for Deliberative Democracy) in Shane, I will again start with the note about author:

Tamara Witschge is a PhD student at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. Quoting from her homepage, her "research focuses on online discussions of contested issues. She aims to gain insight into the process of online discussions, specifically regarding the openness of the debates."

Quite a few of her publications seem to be scattered online, like the earlier version (2002) of the paper we are reading (pdf warning!).

No bow tie...

Unfortunately, it does not appear she is a blogger, so I wouldn't expect another prominent visitor.... but them, we can never be entire sure, can we?

Soon I will post my thoughts on the paper. For now I strongly advice you all to read it - it is short, nicely written, will only take a few minutes of your time, and is definetly worth it.