Authors:	Fitzpatrick, Jasmin Thuermer, Gefion
Title:	Political parties and their online platforms – Differences in philosophies
Online publication date:	7-Sep-2023
Year of first publication:	2023
Language:	english
Abstract:	As external forces seek to gain influence over ICTs of political parties, their security becomes an additional relevant factor in parties' finances. While many studies focus on parties' online fundraising, their spending for web-based technologies remains terra incognita. Our perspective follows the idea that a party's spending is an indicator for relevance. What aspects are on the table when new ICTs are purchased by parties? What significance do security concerns have? We analyzed the Green Parties in Germany and Austria. Both are forerunners in their use of online participation platforms with decades of experience in engaging members offline. We conducted interviews with stakeholders from both parties and an external IT-specialist. Our findings indicate differences in the approach of securing ICTs even among these most similar cases: some see security as a long-term issue and invest in in-house solutions, others see security as a necessary expense and opt for external service providers.
DDC:	320 Politik 320 Political science
Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department:	FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport
Place:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9540
Version:	Published version
Publication type:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Document type specification:	Scientific article
License:	CC BY
Information on rights of use:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journal:	Frontiers in political science 2023 5
Pages or article number:	1199449
Publisher:	Frontiers
Publisher place:	Lausanne
Issue date:	2023
ISSN:	2673-3145
Publisher DOI:	10.3389/fpos.2023.1199449
Appears in collections:	DFG-491381577-G