e-Representation as political communication: Internet and representative democracy

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2015.2.19717

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Internet and Democracy, Internet and Representation, e-Representation

Abstract

This is a theoretical research that analyzes potential impacts of the Web for political representation in democratic regimes. Hence, the aim of this paper is to discuss a theory about the relations of digital political communication and democratic representation. For this, it will debate the place of political representation in democratic and political theories, with special attention to the most recent literature about the matter, the intersections of political representation and social communication, and the potentialities of the Web for representative practices in democratic regimes. In the end, it suggests that digital initiatives for democratic representation should worry less about establishing interactivity or a more direct communication between representatives and represented, and more about strengthening participation and deliberation in representation on the Internet.

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Author Biography

Arthur Ituassu, Departamento de Comunicação Social, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, pesquisador no Centro de Estudos Avançados em Democracia Digital, vice-presidente da Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Comunicação e Política (2015-2017).

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2015-06-15

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Ituassu, A. (2015). e-Representation as political communication: Internet and representative democracy. Revista FAMECOS, 22(2), 115–133. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2015.2.19717

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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2015)

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Cyberculture

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