01623pab a2200193 454500008004000000100001700040245012400057260000900181300001500190362000800205520099000213650001701203700002101220773005101241908000601292909001001298999001701308952010401325180718b2013 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aLinde, Jonas aThe dictators new clothes: The relationship between e-participation and quality of government in non-democratic regimes c2013 ap.269-281. aMar aIt is often assumed that the development of e-participation and e-government initiatives aimed at stimulating citizen participation in the political process and fostering more efficient governmental services harbors a great potential for improved control of corruption and government performance. Thus, it is often argued that e-participation is an efficient instrument for increasing transparency and quality of government in non-democratic and developing countries. However, this article argues that these assumptions should be questioned on theoretical, empirical, and methodological grounds. The results of the empirical time-series cross-section analyses show that positive development in terms of e-participation in non-democratic countries does not lead to corresponding positive effects in terms of control of corruption and quality of government. Rather, in many cases the Internet offers political elites new opportunities in their quest for remaining in power. - Reproduced. aE governance aKarlsson, Martin aInternational Journal of Public Administration aN a99449 c99448d99448 00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 36, Issue no: 4pAR99909r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR