Hi Katya studies which focus on specific e-consultations: The Hansard Society's Digital Dialogues work with the UK's Westminster Parliament: http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/downloads/archive/2008/08/13/digital-... Whyte, A. and Macintosh, A.(2002); 'Analysis and Evaluation of e-Consultations'; e-Service Journal; 2(1), 2002; pp.9-34 (abstract is here http://itc.napier.ac.uk/ITC/Abstract.asp?ID=25) related projects and papers are here: http://itc.napier.ac.uk/ITC/publications.asp Various related to Steven Clift's/Democracies Online projects: Dahlberg, L., 2001. Extending the Public Sphere through Cyberspace: The Case of Minnesota E-Democracy. In First Monday, 6, (3), March 2001. Available at http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/838/7... and accessed on 28/05/12 E-Democracy.org (2012) Inclusive Social Media Project: Participatory Evaluation. E-Democracy.org http://e-democracy.org/if/edeminclusivefordeval.pdf (would be a good idea to ask on one of the Do-wire lists http://dowire.org/ or check their case studies) from the eDemocracy/eParticipation context: Towne, W. B. and Herbsleb, J.D. (2012) Design Considerations for Online Deliberation Systems, Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 9:1, 97-115 Aichholzer, G. and Allhutter, D. (2011) “Online forms of political participation and their impact on democracy” Institute of Technology Assessment manu:script, Austrian Academy of Science, Vienna, Austria, 06/2011, ITA-11-02, ISSN 1681-9187 http://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ita/ita-manuscript/ita_11_02.pdf Millard, J., Meyerhoff Nielsen, M. Warren, R., Smith, S., Macintosh, A., Tarabanis, K., Tambouris, E., Panopoulou, E., Dalakiouridou, E., and Parisopoulos, K. (2009). European eParticipation Summary Report, European Commission. Retrieved on 19th October 2012 from http://www.epractice.eu/en/library/312145 Medaglia, M. (2011) eParticipation Research: A Longitudinal Overview. In Tambouris, E., Macintosh,A., and de Bruijn, H. (Eds.): ePart 2011, LNCS 6847, pp. 99–108 Sæbø, Ø., J. Rose, and L. S. Flak. (2008). “The Shape of Eparticipation: Characterizing an Emerging Research Area,” Government Information Quarterly 25 (2008) 400-428 A mixed bag, but hope it helps -Ella Ella Taylor-Smith Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation Edinburgh Napier University 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh, EH10 5DT Email: e.taylor-smith@napier.ac.uk http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/e.taylor-smith http://about.me/EllaTaylorSmith @EllaTasm Edinburgh Napier University is one of Scotland's top universities for graduate employability. 93.6% of graduates are in work or further study within six months of leaving. The Telegraph newspaper named us as one of the "top ten UK universities for getting a job" in 2012. This university is also proud winner of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education 2009, awarded for innovative housing construction for environmental benefit and quality of life. This message is intended for the addressee(s) only and should not be read, copied or disclosed to anyone else outwith the University without the permission of the sender. It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and any attachments are scanned for viruses or other defects. Edinburgh Napier University does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from this email or any attachment, or for errors or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a secure medium. Email entering the University's system is subject to routine monitoring and filtering by the University. Edinburgh Napier University is a registered Scottish charity. Registration number SC018373