Evoluţia democraţiei digitale în Republica Moldova în contextul procesului de integrare europeană [Articol]

Abstract

Digital democracy is an emerging phenomenon in today's reality. It is reshaping the conditions in which citizens interact with state authorities as well as with other citizens. This paper aims to examine how this interrelation is changing its shape under the influence of the European Union directives in the Republic of Moldova, as well as the guidance received from other international actors developed in this area. First of all, the paper aims to establish what digital democracy is, what the perceptions of various authors are, and whether we can speak of a genuine democracy in this case. After establishing the evolutionary approach of the given phenomenon, establishing its roots in Moldova, and after comparing it with Estonia, the thesis concludes by describing the results obtained from a questionnaire based on the perceptions of Moldovan citizens on this subject.