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XXI Nordiske kommuneforskningskonferanse Universitetet i Oslo 22.- 24. 11. 2012

XXI Nordiske kommuneforskningskonferanse Universitetet i Oslo 22.- 24. 11. 2012 Towards the Virtual Municipality - And a Case for (More) Virtuous Research Harald Baldersheim Dept of Political Science University of Oslo. Three topics: Trajectories of digital transformation

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XXI Nordiske kommuneforskningskonferanse Universitetet i Oslo 22.- 24. 11. 2012

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  1. XXI Nordiske kommuneforskningskonferanse Universitetet i Oslo 22.- 24. 11. 2012 Towards the Virtual Municipality - And a Case for (More) Virtuous Research Harald Baldersheim Dept of Political Science University of Oslo

  2. Three topics: Trajectories of digital transformation Mechanisms of digital transformation Research on digital transformation

  3. But what is the mechanism of transformation? Authority? Command? >> reforms Rewards? Self-interest? >> bureau-shaping Proximity? Diffusion? >> ripples in the water Playfulness? Briccolage? >> disjointed construction Chance? Garbage Can? >> chance encounters

  4. But what is the mechanism of transformation? The fundamental transformative mechanism of ICTs: Intelligence enhancement ): Faster and qualitatively better information retrieval and processing

  5. Digital transformation of governance into The digital commons (discursive society; wisdom of crowds) ?

  6. Digital transformation of governance into The digital commons (discursive society; wisdom of crowds) or Tragedies of the digital commons (tyranny of digital demagogues; flash mobs; Big Brothers) ?

  7. Strategies of research: Take advantage of «The municipal laboratory»

  8. Strategies of research: • Take advantage of «The municipal laboratory» • Numerosity* • Propinquity* • *Thanks, Peter John

  9. Strategies of research: • Take advantage of «The municipal laboratory» • Numerosity • Propinquity • + Contextuality

  10. Strategies of research: • Take advantage of «The municipal laboratory» • Numerosity – test variance models • Propinquity – test process models • Contextuality - test pragmatic models

  11. Strategies of research: • Take advantage of «The municipal laboratory» • Numerosity – test variance models • more digitalization, more democracy? • Propinquity – test process models • social media as change agent for local democracy? • Contextuality - test pragmatic models • how have local actors used social media to improve • citizen relations?

  12. Ethics for local govt researchers needed more than ever!

  13. Ethics for local govt researchers Remember: There are people behind the numbers! There may be victims behind the change! Solutions are often oversold!

  14. Ethics for local govt researchers Remember: Beware of: There are people behind the numbers! - The number cruncher’s backlash There may be victims behind the change! - The model monger’s pit Solutions are often oversold! - The advocacy trap

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