Democracy and e-Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean
The article aims at analyzing verifiable implications of e-participation initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. The central issue at stake is whether e-participation networks – developed for political activism on the internet – really contribute to the development and legitimacy of democrat...
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Asociación GIGAPP Grupo de Investigación en Gobierno, Administración y Políticas Públicas
2019-07-01
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| author | Christiana Soares Freitas, Dra. Victor Cardoso Soraya Zacarias Drumond Andrade |
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| description | The article aims at analyzing verifiable implications of e-participation initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. The central issue at stake is whether e-participation networks – developed for political activism on the internet – really contribute to the development and legitimacy of democratic practices. To answer this question a research was carried out with the goal of mapping and analyzing five hundred and twenty-six e-participation initiatives of the region available at the database of Latinno project. Specific goals included identifying the implications of the initiatives and their effective results; analyzing the repercussions according to their means and ends; developing a comparative analysis of the implications of the initiatives regarding several characteristics such as their degree of formalization and influence in decision-making processes. Also of interest was to analyze the non-intentional results and different modes of policy action related to the initiatives studied. The initiatives tend to consolidate and reinforce democratic practices; increase communication channels between government and citizens; enhance citizens´ representation possibilities and strengthen legal and political mechanisms for social control. Nevertheless, there is still a significantly small number of initiatives that show effective and identifiable results. A high penetrability of the initiatives in formal political processes increases the chances of e-participation initiatives become means of consolidating and legitimizing democratic processes and practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94339f6e2bd742de8a21e7fa795ba7f42022-12-22T02:50:55ZengAsociación GIGAPP Grupo de Investigación en Gobierno, Administración y Políticas PúblicasGIGAPP Estudios Working Papers2174-95152019-07-016128-134Democracy and e-Participation in Latin America and the CaribbeanChristiana Soares Freitas, Dra.0Victor Cardoso1Soraya Zacarias Drumond Andrade2FACE da Universidade de Brasilia (UnB)Research Group on State, Regulation, Internet and Society, BrasilExecutive Secretariat. Ministry of Health. / Research Group on State, Regulation, Internet and SocietyThe article aims at analyzing verifiable implications of e-participation initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. The central issue at stake is whether e-participation networks – developed for political activism on the internet – really contribute to the development and legitimacy of democratic practices. To answer this question a research was carried out with the goal of mapping and analyzing five hundred and twenty-six e-participation initiatives of the region available at the database of Latinno project. Specific goals included identifying the implications of the initiatives and their effective results; analyzing the repercussions according to their means and ends; developing a comparative analysis of the implications of the initiatives regarding several characteristics such as their degree of formalization and influence in decision-making processes. Also of interest was to analyze the non-intentional results and different modes of policy action related to the initiatives studied. The initiatives tend to consolidate and reinforce democratic practices; increase communication channels between government and citizens; enhance citizens´ representation possibilities and strengthen legal and political mechanisms for social control. Nevertheless, there is still a significantly small number of initiatives that show effective and identifiable results. A high penetrability of the initiatives in formal political processes increases the chances of e-participation initiatives become means of consolidating and legitimizing democratic processes and practices.http://www.gigapp.org/ewp/index.php/GIGAPP-EWP/article/view/157 |
| spellingShingle | Christiana Soares Freitas, Dra. Victor Cardoso Soraya Zacarias Drumond Andrade Democracy and e-Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean GIGAPP Estudios Working Papers |
| title | Democracy and e-Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| title_full | Democracy and e-Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| title_fullStr | Democracy and e-Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Democracy and e-Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| title_short | Democracy and e-Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| title_sort | democracy and e participation in latin america and the caribbean |
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