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Social Media & Democracy
1. Social media & democracy Case study on Ushahidi in Afghanistan 1
2. Ushahidi Ushahidi is a tool that is build for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories. First website created by a community of Kenyan bloggers, developed into a free software platform Egypt http://www.u-shahid.org/cr/ Afghanistan http://www.fefa2010.com/ 2
15. Influence ICT on Democraticgrowth 10 Hypothetical Model for the influence of Communication Technologies and Endogenous Sociocultural Structures on Democratic Growth Based on Relationships Identified by MSD theory (Groshek, 2009)
38. Final thoughts 18 Hypothetical Model for the influence of Communication Technologies and Endogenous Sociocultural Structures on Democratic Growth Based on Relationships Identified by MSD theory (Groshek, 2009)
Notes de l'éditeur
Problem is complexitiy.Why does internet have an effect on democratization or why not?So this research is about:How doe societal factors influence the interaction between social media crowdsourcing tools and democratization,How can we us that information to design better tools, and deploy them in a better way.
What do youexpect, of the effect of the Internet?That is why, Afghanistan was chosen.
ObjectivesEnable citizen participation in election monitoring throughout Afghanistan on election day.Prove that even in the developing world, conflict areas, and fragile states, crucial data can be made available with low overhead and local contributors as primary sources.Assist the international community by providing a transparent, contextualized overview of events on election day, in near real-time.
