Limits and Possibilities of Sociopolitical Interactions Between Society And Chamber Of Deputies’ Through Electronic Portal of e-Democracy

Authors

  • André Costa Monteiro Leonel Universidade Federal de Lavras
  • Dany Flávio Tonelli Universidade Federal de Lavras
  • Paulo Henrique Montagnana Vicente Leme Universidade Federal de Lavras
  • Julia Moretto Amâncio Universidade Federal de Lavras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v10i3.5280

Abstract

The new digital tools are becoming increasingly popular since they affect the conditions of participation by society in the decision-making process of State and affect the democratic context. From the perspective of scientific analysis, it is necessary to exercise a critical look at the process, in such a way that it may be considered by its potential as well as by its limitations. In this context, the main objective was to investigate the main limits and the possibilities of the web portal e-Democracia in the fulfilling of its purpose of promoting interaction between Chamber of Deputies and society. Therefore, a qualitative investigation of exploratory nature was conducted, adopting the case study method. The Chamber of Deputies’ e-Democracia Web Portal has the purpose of giving the general population space to collaborate on themes related to the legislative process. Following data collection, the corpus (ensemble of documents, observation notes, and transcripts from focus group talks) was submitted to content analysis. The results show that one of e-Democracia’s main limitations is related to the limited participation of the Deputies, which generates frustration in users from society. However the Chamber of Deputies workers who is responsible for e-Democracia, believe the electronic tool’s potential and the participation ecosystem resulted from it have the potential of strengthening the democracy.

Key-words. Digital Democracy; Participation; Society; Citizenship; Digital Government.

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Published

2018-07-01

How to Cite

Leonel, A. C. M., Tonelli, D. F., Leme, P. H. M. V., & Amâncio, J. M. (2018). Limits and Possibilities of Sociopolitical Interactions Between Society And Chamber Of Deputies’ Through Electronic Portal of e-Democracy. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 10(3), 213–221. https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v10i3.5280

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july-september 2018: 10(3) 160-225

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