Digital technologies for democratic governance in Latin America  opportunities and risks /  [electronic resource] : 
[edited by] Anita Breuer and Yanina Welp. 
 - Abingdon, Oxon ;  New York, N.Y. :  Routledge,  2014. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 231 p.) :  ill. 
 - Routledge explorations in development studies .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Digital trends in Latin American politics (1990-2012) / Anita Breuer and Yanina Welp -- 2. A Latin spring? Examining digital diffusion and youth bulges in forecasting political change in Latin America / Jacob Groshek and Ingrid Bachmann -- 3. A digital sublime or divide? The impact of information communication technology on the poor in Latin America / Jack Barry -- 4. Designing open data policies in Latin America / Silvana Fumega and Fabrizio Scrollini -- 5. Some notes on the experiences with the use of technology and electronic voting in Latin America / Jose Thompson -- 6. South American politics in the information age : a study of political parties and MPs on the Net in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay / Yanina Welp and Alejandra Marzuca -- 7. Crafting a new parliamentary dialogue sphere? The web and political communication in the current Venezuelan National Assembly / Xavier Rodriguez Franco -- 8. Social movements, democratic participation and ICTs / Sally Burch and Osvaldo Leon -- 9. Social change and social media : incorporating social networking sites into activism in Latin America / Summer Harlow -- 10. Slacktivism or efficiency-increased activism? Online political participation and the Brazilian Ficha Limpa anti-corruption campaign / Anita Breuer and Jacob Groshek -- 11. Social media and diaspora activism : participating in the Argentine Elections 2011 from abroad / Denise Senmartin -- 12. Claiming citizenship : web-based voice and digital media in socialist Cuba / Bert Hoffmann -- 13. Re-assessing ICT for democratic governance in Latin America / Yanina Welp and Anita Breuer. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203361986 (ebook : PDF) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Information society--Political aspects--Latin America.<br/>Information technology--Government policy--Latin America.<br/>Information technology--Political aspects--Latin America.<br/>Internet--Political aspects--Latin America.<br/>Political culture--Latin America.<br/>Political participation--Technological innovations--Latin America.