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

doi:10.1080/19331681.2016.1162250

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

dc.contributor.author	Spada, Paolo
dc.contributor.author	Mellon, Jonathan
dc.contributor.author	Peixoto, Tiago
dc.contributor.author	Sjoberg, Fredrik M.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-08T16:16:36Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-08T16:16:36Z
dc.date.issued	2016-03-17
dc.description.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 turnout 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. However, technology appears more likely to engage people who are younger, male, of higher income and educational attainment, and more frequent social media users.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Information Technology and Politics
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/24819
dc.identifier.issn	1933-1681
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24819
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	digital divide
dc.subject	i-voting
dc.subject	e-government
dc.subject	e-democracy
dc.subject	participation
dc.subject	participatory budgeting
dc.subject	electoral mobilization
dc.title	Effects of the Internet on Participation	en
dc.title.subtitle	Study of a Public Policy Referendum in Brazil	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19331681.2016.1162250?journalCode=witp20 Journal website (version of record)
okr.associatedcontent	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21643 Working paper version (pre-print)
okr.date.disclosure	2017-09-17
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.identifier.doi	10.1080/19331681.2016.1162250
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/24819
okr.identifier.report	108320
okr.journal.nbpages	187-207
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.country	Brazil
okr.topic	Governance::E-Government
okr.topic	Governance::Election Systems
okr.topic	Governance::Political Systems and Analysis
okr.topic	Governance::Youth and Governance
okr.topic	Social Development::Participations and Civic Engagement
okr.volume	13(3)