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		<title>Virtual Parliaments in Times of Coronavirus: Flattening the Authoritarian Curve?</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2020/04/21/virtual-parliaments-in-times-of-coronavirus-flattening-the-authoritarian-curve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To avoid rule of law giving way to rule by decree, parliaments must continue working, even if virtually.  <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2020/04/21/virtual-parliaments-in-times-of-coronavirus-flattening-the-authoritarian-curve/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2020/04/21/virtual-parliaments-in-times-of-coronavirus-flattening-the-authoritarian-curve/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Techniques and Technologies for Mobilizing Citizens: Do They Work?</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/11/15/techniques-and-technologies-for-mobilizing-citizens-do-they-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Techniques for mobilizing citizens to vote in elections have become highly sophisticated in large part thanks to get-out-the-vote (GOTV) research, with fascinating experimental evidence from interventions to increase turnout. Until recently, the use of these techniques has been mostly limited &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/11/15/techniques-and-technologies-for-mobilizing-citizens-do-they-work/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Catching up (again!) on DemocracySpot</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since the last post here. In compensation, it&#8217;s not been a bad year in terms of getting some research out there. First, we finally managed to publish &#8220;Civic Tech in the Global South: Assessing Technology for &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>New Papers Published: FixMyStreet and the World’s Largest Participatory Budgeting</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/03/05/new-papers-published-fixmystreet-and-the-worlds-largest-participatory-budgeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 19:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are two new published papers that my colleagues Jon Mellon, Fredrik Sjoberg and myself have been working on. The first, The Effect of Bureaucratic Responsiveness on Citizen Participation, published in Public Administration Review, is &#8211; to our knowledge &#8211; &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/03/05/new-papers-published-fixmystreet-and-the-worlds-largest-participatory-budgeting/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/13/world-development-report-2016-digital-dividends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Development Report 2016, the main annual publication of the World Bank, is out. This year&#8217;s theme is Digital Dividends, examining the role of digital technologies in the promotion of development outcomes. The findings of the WDR are simultaneously &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/13/world-development-report-2016-digital-dividends/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1142&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Unusual suspects? Effects of technology on citizen engagement</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2015/05/18/unusual-suspects-effects-of-technology-on-citizen-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 19:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Originally posted on the World Bank&#8217;s&#160;Let&#8217;s Talk Development&#160;blog) What is the effect of technology on citizen engagement? On the one hand, enthusiasts praise the prospects offered by technology: from real-time beneficiary feedback to collaborative policymaking, the possibilities for listening at &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2015/05/18/unusual-suspects-effects-of-technology-on-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1093&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>DemocracySpot’s Most Read Posts in 2014</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2015/01/02/democracyspots-most-read-posts-in-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(I should have posted this on the 31st, but better late than never) Below are some of the most read posts in 2014. While I&#8217;m at it, I&#8217;ll take the opportunity to explain the reduced number of posts in the &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2015/01/02/democracyspots-most-read-posts-in-2014/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1079&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>A Brilliant Story of Participation, Technology and Development Outcomes</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/19/a-brilliant-story-of-participation-technology-and-development-outcomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major argument for democratic governance is that more citizen participation leads to better outcomes through an improved alignment between citizens&#8217; preferences and policies. But how does that play out in practice? Looking at the effects of the introduction of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/19/a-brilliant-story-of-participation-technology-and-development-outcomes/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1030&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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