Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/145032 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 5997
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This paper maps the use of digital tools in the Icelandic constitutional revision process of 2011 and discusses its aftermath in subsequent years. Although causal links between the digital elements of the process and the content and fate of the constitutional bill are impossible to establish, an analysis of the Icelandic constitution-writing efforts as ‘digital democracy’ reveals some important lessons. High-quality input into constitution-making processes through digital participation is possible, but the very threat of this to vested institutional interests also makes consensus on and enforcement of the ‘rules of the game’ of paramount importance.
Subjects: 
digital tools
democracy
constitutions
Iceland
JEL: 
K10
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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