Dr. Peter Chen This is Me

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1. 1. OJC writer: recent briefs by Heather Somers

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   Published on: 11/12/2004   Last Visited: 11/12/2004

   Dr. Peter Chen, a political scientist at Melbourne University, cited MoveOn.org's worldwide vigils before the start of the Iraq War as an example of uniting people across borders. Chen defined e-democracy as "any time you see some sort of new technology being used for some sort of political purpose."

2. 2. Catallaxy Files

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   Published on: 6/30/2002   Last Visited: 11/9/2006

   Which is why it is helpful to have people like Dr Peter Chen around. Peter is a lecturer in politics at Melbourne University and unlike myself - Peter has completed his PhD which focuses on Internet censorship. He also has a reasonably established research profile in this area, especially for someone who might be considered ‘young' in academic circles.
   
   A few weeks ago I was celebrating the fact that NSW politicians seemed to have gotten a clue when it comes to net censorship. Now Peter has a very thoughtful and analytical piece in the SMH which suggests it might not have been the victory that I (and groups like EFA) thought it was.
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   Since I don't have the time to re-read the report and analyse it in the detail that Peter appears to, I'll take his analysis as being accurate.

3. 3. Australian IT - e-democracy (Diana Thorp, MAY 04, 2004)

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   Published on: 5/4/2004   Last Visited: 5/4/2004

   Melbourne University political scientist Dr Peter Chen says each time a new technology appears there is discussion about what it means for democracy and government.
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   Chen says e-democracy essentially "is any time you see some sort of new technology being used for some sort of political purpose".
   
   "When a lot of people think about e-democracy, they usually think about relatively uninteresting things like voting on the internet," says Chen, who helped organise the recent Australian Electronic Governance Conference 2004.
   
   "As a political scientist, I'd say e-democracy is anywhere people use the technology to do what they do every other day of their life."
   
   That could be about voting or the big picture about who's holding the reins of the state, or at a level where people form associations and interest groups.
   
   "They can ask who's interested in this issue, and decide to write a petition to see who's out there," Chen says.