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Effects of the Internet on Participation: Study of a Public Policy Referendum in Brazil

2015; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1596/1813-9450-7204

1813-9450

Paolo Spada, Jonathan Mellon, Tiago Peixoto, Fredrik M. Sjöberg,

ICT Impact and Policies

No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers28 May 2015Effects of the Internet on Participation: Study of a Public Policy Referendum in BrazilAuthors/Editors: Paolo Spada, Jonathan Mellon, Tiago Peixoto, Fredrik M SjobergPaolo Spada, Jonathan Mellon, Tiago Peixoto, Fredrik M Sjoberghttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7204SectionsAboutPDF (1.2 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Does online voting mobilize citizens who otherwise would not participate? During the annual participatory budgeting vote in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil—the world's largest—Internet voters were asked whether they would have participated had there not been an online voting option (i-voting). The study documents an 8.2 percent increase in total turn-out with the introduction of i-voting. In support of the mobilization hypothesis, unique survey data show that i-voting is mainly used by new participants rather than just for convenience by those who were already mobilized. The study also finds that age, gender, income, education, and social media usage are significant predictors of being online-only voters. Technology appears more likely to engage people who are younger, male, of higher income and educational attainment, and more frequent social media users. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byDesigning Digital Participatory Budgeting Platforms: Urban Biking Activism in MadridComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Vol.31, No.46 September 2022Condominium Co-Owners and their Typology Based on their Engagement in the Process of Decision-MakingReal Estate Management and Valuation, Vol.30, No.218 June 2022Resiliência, escala e participação em governos de direita: uma análise da Consulta Popular, no Rio Grande do Sul (1998-2018)Opinião Pública, Vol.25, No.31 December 2019Participatory budgetingOccupy RhetoricSozialwissenschaftliche Machbarkeit5 October 2017Enabling Multichannel Participation Through ICT AdaptationInternational Journal of Electronic Government Research, Vol.13, No.2Learning to Be Sustainable in ICT for Development: A Citizen Engagement Initiative in South Africa16 May 2017Developing Criteria for Evaluating a Multi-channel Digitally Enabled Participatory Budgeting Platform28 July 2017Gender and Political Mobilization Online: Participation and Policy Success on a Global Petitioning PlatformSSRN Electronic JournalOccupy RhetoricReducing the Cost of Voting: An Empirical Evaluation of Internet Voting's Effect on TurnoutSSRN Electronic Journal View Published: February 2015 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsLatin America & CaribbeanRelated CountriesBrazil KeywordsPARTICIPATIONVOTINGPARTICIPATORY BUDGETINGINTERNETDIGITAL DIVIDE PDF DownloadLoading ...