E-democracy and social networks in Ecuador. A survey on the municipal elections 2014
Social networks, among other possibilities, offer election protagonists the opportunity to direct a message to multitudes of individuals. Through an effective use of this medium, it is possible to generate the enormous advantage of amplifying the assimilation and response ca pacity in a potentially...
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ir-10336-287942020-08-28T15:50:35Z E-democracy and social networks in Ecuador. A survey on the municipal elections 2014 E-democracia y redes sociales en Ecuador. Una encuesta sobre las elecciones municipales de 2014 Barredo Ibañez, Daniel Rivera, José Amézquita, Alex Municipal elections Social networks Intention to vote Social networks, among other possibilities, offer election protagonists the opportunity to direct a message to multitudes of individuals. Through an effective use of this medium, it is possible to generate the enormous advantage of amplifying the assimilation and response ca pacity in a potentially overwhelming manner. In this article, a survey is conducted geared toward quantifying the opinions of a group of Ecuadorian citizens regarding the impact of social networks on municipal elections held in that country in February, 2014. The main results show a lack of dialogue between candidates and citizens, indications that underscore the lack of a culture of political participation, replicated through the cyber sphere, and the existence of some informational content anchored to offline routines. 2017-01-01 2020-08-28T15:49:47Z info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ISBN: 978-0857457561 EISBN: 9780857457578 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/28794 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Institut International de la Recherche Scientifique Civil Society and Democracy in the Age of Social Media |
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Municipal elections Social networks Intention to vote Barredo Ibañez, Daniel Rivera, José Amézquita, Alex E-democracy and social networks in Ecuador. A survey on the municipal elections 2014 |
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Social networks, among other possibilities, offer election protagonists the opportunity to direct a message to multitudes of individuals. Through an effective use of this medium, it is possible to generate the enormous advantage of amplifying the assimilation and response ca pacity in a potentially overwhelming manner. In this article, a survey is conducted geared toward quantifying the opinions of a group of Ecuadorian citizens regarding the impact of social networks on municipal elections held in that country in February, 2014. The main results show a lack of dialogue between candidates and citizens, indications that underscore the lack of a culture of political participation, replicated through the cyber sphere, and the existence of some informational content anchored to offline routines. |
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Capítulo de libro (Book Chapter) |
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Barredo Ibañez, Daniel Rivera, José Amézquita, Alex |
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Barredo Ibañez, Daniel Rivera, José Amézquita, Alex |
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Barredo Ibañez, Daniel |
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E-democracy and social networks in Ecuador. A survey on the municipal elections 2014 |
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E-democracy and social networks in Ecuador. A survey on the municipal elections 2014 |
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E-democracy and social networks in Ecuador. A survey on the municipal elections 2014 |
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E-democracy and social networks in Ecuador. A survey on the municipal elections 2014 |
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E-democracy and social networks in Ecuador. A survey on the municipal elections 2014 |
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e-democracy and social networks in ecuador. a survey on the municipal elections 2014 |
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Institut International de la Recherche Scientifique |
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2017 |
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