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MIHAJLO JAKOVLJEV
Mihajlo Jakovljev is an MA, LM, Political Scientist specializing in Digital Political Participation. He is the founder and director of Octavian Consulting for Digital Participation and Visual Communication.
Octavian Consulting operates globally with a mission to ensure quality participation. We believe that every participatory problem is different and we pride ourselves on creating custom-tailored solutions. Octavian Consulting was founded in 2025 by Mihajlo Jakovljev, MA, LM, political scientist for international relations specializing in digital participation platforms.
Octavian Consulting offers a unique industry blend of strategic, research and creative consulting closely related to digital democracy in order to create independent custom solutions and tailored packages. Our consulting services are divided into two intertwined categories: digital participation and visual communication. Digital participation services include: (1) Giving advice – Recommendation; (2) Directing or providing operational assistance – Evaluation; (3) Transforming business processes – Strategy; in order to improve: (1) The efficiency of business operations of economic entities and public services; and (2) Organizational planning of business and other organizations. Visual communication services include directing and providing operational assistance in the creation of editorial content and data visualization.
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master thesis
The use of digital tools for political participation in digital democracy: Qualitative analysis of 10 case studies
This research aims to qualitatively analyze the use of digital tools for political participation in digital democracy using 10 case studies. Technological development is influencing every part of our reality. Political systems are not an exception. Democracies expanded by the use of information and communication technology are dubbed digital democracies. Digital democracies are forming new political participation forms by using digital tools to encourage political participation from their citizens. The core of the paper is an analysis of 10 case studies of digital participation platforms divided on three levels of applicability: parliamentary, local government and political party. There is a gap in understanding whether new digital innovations have a potential to shape the future of democratic processes or do they represent a failed experiment. The paper deals with understanding the use of digital tools for political participation in digital democracy from 2001 to 2020. Spatially, the paper will focus on Europe and individual countries of the world depending on the level of the analysis.
Mihajlo Jakovljev is an MA, LM, Political Scientist specializing in Digital Political Participation. He is the founder and director of Octavian Consulting for Digital Participation and Visual Communication.
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