We explore the attitudes of the Spanish towards the online tools put forward by the political figures during the Spanish general elections in 2008. We analyze six discussion groups according to age, ideology, and their level of involvement in political institutions. We explore to what point the generation gap between online users and previous voters, the selfimposed ideological standpoints, and belonging to political parties or social movements influences the perception of online politics. The results are complex. Citizens perceived how the equality of online practices doesn’t correspond to the potential of a distorted online democracy.

Ciudadanía y tecnopolítica electoral. Ideales y límites burocráticos a la participación digital / V.F. Sampedro Blanco, J.M. Duarte, M. Poletti. - In: CO-HERENCIA. - ISSN 1794-5887. - 10:18(2013), pp. 105-113.

Ciudadanía y tecnopolítica electoral. Ideales y límites burocráticos a la participación digital

M. Poletti
2013

Abstract

We explore the attitudes of the Spanish towards the online tools put forward by the political figures during the Spanish general elections in 2008. We analyze six discussion groups according to age, ideology, and their level of involvement in political institutions. We explore to what point the generation gap between online users and previous voters, the selfimposed ideological standpoints, and belonging to political parties or social movements influences the perception of online politics. The results are complex. Citizens perceived how the equality of online practices doesn’t correspond to the potential of a distorted online democracy.
Exploramos las actitudes de los españoles hacia las herramientas digitales propuestas por los actores políticos durante las elecciones generales españolas de 2008. Analizamos seis grupos de discusión organizados según las dimensiones de edad, identificación ideológica y nivel de institucionalización a la hora de participar en política. Exploramos hasta qué punto la brecha digital generacional de los usuarios de Internet, la auto-ubicación ideológica o la pertenencia a partidos políticos y movimientos sociales influye en la percepción de la ciberpolítica. Los resultados son complejos. La ciudadanía percibió como la igualdad de las prácticas digitales no se correspondía con las potencialidades de una ciberdemocracia distorsionada.
participation ; elections ; online democracy ; online election campaign
Settore SPS/08 - Sociologia dei Processi Culturali e Comunicativi
Settore SPS/11 - Sociologia dei Fenomeni Politici
2013
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