Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................................... xv
Acknowledgment...............................................................................................................................xxiii
Section 1
Democratic Theory
Chapter 1
Interactions between the Governed and Their Governments: The Democratic Paradigm....................... 1
Diogo Santos, Federal University of Maranhao, Brazil & Dom Bosco University, Brazil
Chapter 2
Rereading John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty in the Digital Communications Age: Transparency,
Participation, and the Challenges of the 21st Century........................................................................... 19
Diogo Santos, Federal University of Maranhao, Brazil & Dom Bosco University, Brazil
Chapter 3
Risk Governance and the Role of Digital Communication in Policy Life-Cycle Management............ 35
Andrea Kő, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
András Gábor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
Zoltán Szabó, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
Section 2
Case Studies: International Governmental Organizations
Chapter 4
Digital Media, Secrecy, and International Lawmaking......................................................................... 60
Diliana Stoyanova, University of Helsinki, Finland
Section 3
Case Studies: Europe
Chapter 5
Social Media in the English Legal Context........................................................................................... 84
Iqbal Mohammed, Middle Temple, UK
Section 4
Case Studies: The Americas
Chapter 6
From Justice That Bites to Justice through Bytes: Towards a More Transparent and Efficient
Judicial System in the Rio Negro Province of Argentina.................................................................... 107
Fernando Barrio, Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro, Argentina
Alfredo Bozzetti, Judicial Power of Rio Negro, Argentina
Chapter 7
Access to Information: The Best International Practices and the Brazilian Experience..................... 126
Monica Teresa Sousa, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil & Dom Bosco University,
Brazil
Leonardo Valles Bento, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil & Dom Bosco University,
Brazil
Chapter 8
The Music That is Here to Stay: New Rules in State-Society Relations in Mexico............................ 145
Atzimba Baltazar Macías, Independent Consultant, Mexico
Chapter 9
Freedom of Speech and Assembly in the Digital Age: How the United States Is Struggling with
the Digital Revolution.......................................................................................................................... 160
Sam B. Edwards III, Green Mountain College, USA
Chapter 10
Listening to the City: Eleven Years Later—Rebuilding the World Trade Center—New York
City—ODR Helps Determine the 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial.............................................. 176
Jon Linden, Jon Linden Mediations, USA
Chapter 11
Online Resolution and Citizen Empowerment: Property Tax Appeals in North America.................. 200
Colin Rule, Modria.com, USA
Mark Wilson, Modria.com, USA
Section 5
Case Studies: Asia
Chapter 12
Information Technology and the Law: The Case of Cambodia........................................................... 224
Samreth Mammoun, Pannasatra University, Cambodia
Chapter 13
Social Media in China: A Double-Edged Sword................................................................................. 238
James Robert Masterson, Morehead State University, USA
Chapter 14
Malaysia: Citizens’ Access to News.................................................................................................... 264
Vince Eng Teong See, University of Malaya Centre of Regulatory Studies, Malaysia
Chapter 15
Electronic Voting System: Case of Mongolia...................................................................................... 284
Dashbalbar Gangabaatar, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia
Compilation of References................................................................................................................ 300
About the Contributors..................................................................................................................... 324
Index.................................................................................................................................................... 329