Digitalisation and law : the more things change – the more they stay the same

Pečarič, Mirko (author), Kovač, Polonca (author), Umek, Lan (author), Ravšelj, Dejan (author)

Based on the notorious fact of our era digitalisation, this paper is focused on the probability of relations between the notions of law and digital era government (DEG), as they are found in the scientific literature. Out of the total of 3917 articles that were identified in the Scopus database as relevant in DEG research, 77 of them were further considered due to their connectedness between legal notions and notions of DEG. Results show a very modest presence of law in DEG literature. Based on this, the paper confirms Collingridge’s dilemma of control and gives answers on the cross-disciplinary interconnection of law and IT, how digital dimensions and technology are addressed in the law, and whether the latter pursues modernisation or just reflects existing public governance principles. However, results based on a literature review may not be always aligned with the practical effects of digitalisation in society.

• Language: English
• Keywords: digital era, public governance, law and IT, content analysis, Collingridge’s dilemma
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FU - Faculty of Administration
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 411-434
• Numbering: Vol. 20, no. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-137681
• UDC: 34:004-028.274
• ISSN on article: 1581-5374
• DOI: 10.4335/10.4335/20.2.411-434(2022)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 105876227

Copyright

Založnikova različica članka je v Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani shranjena z dovoljenjem uredništva Lex localis (datum opombe 7. 7. 2020).

• Publication date in RUL: 27.06.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Lex localis : revija za lokalno samoupravo = journal of local self-government
• Shortened title: Lex localis
• Publisher: Lex localis
• ISSN: 1581-5374
• COBISS.SI-ID: 121916928

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: digitalna doba, javno upravljanje, pravo in IT, analiza vsebine, Collingridgeeva dilema

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P5-0093
• Name: Razvoj sistema učinkovite in uspešne javne uprave

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: J5-1789
• Name: Spremembe upravljanja in izvajanja storitev javne uprave v dobi digitalizacije