Research on the tool for citizen participation in an era of globalization and democratic deficit

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24530178
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	International relations
Research Institution	Chuo University
Principal Investigator	Mekata Motoko 中央大学, 総合政策学部, 教授 (00371188)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords	グローバル化 / 民主主義 / 赤字 / 市民参加 / ツール / 市民 / グローバリゼーション / 社会的責任
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This research explores different “tools” to facilitate citizen participation when “democratic deficit” problem is at stake. Several case studies show that the combinations of conventional tools such as demonstrations, referendum, and divestments, and new emerging tools such as twitters, facebooks, and net donations result in maximizing the outcome.