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		<title>The haves and the have-nots: who benefits from civic tech?</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2022/10/20/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-who-benefits-from-civic-tech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Civic tech&#8221; broadly refers to the use of digital technologies to support a range of citizen engagement processes.&#160;From allowing individuals to report problems to local government to enabling the crowdsourcing of national legislation, civic tech aims to promote better policies &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2022/10/20/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-who-benefits-from-civic-tech/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2022/10/20/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-who-benefits-from-civic-tech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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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>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>Technology and Citizen Engagement: Friend or Foe?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within the open government debate, there is growing interest in the role of technology in citizen engagement. However, as interest in the subject grows, so does the superficiality of the conversations that follow. While the number of citizen engagement and &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/">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=1014&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Who Participates in Africa? Dispelling the Myth</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/03/23/who-participates-in-africa-dispelling-the-myth/</link>
		<comments>http://democracyspot.net/2014/03/23/who-participates-in-africa-dispelling-the-myth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever discussing participation in Africa (as well as in other developing contexts) the issue of &#8220;who participates&#8221; often emerges. A constant in these conversations is an assumption that participation in the continent is strongly driven by material and immaterial resources &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/03/23/who-participates-in-africa-dispelling-the-myth/">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=945&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>10 Most Read Posts in 2013</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a selection of the 10 most read posts at DemocracySpot in 2013. Thanks to all of those who stopped by throughout the year, and happy 2014. 1.&#160;Does transparency lead to trust? Some evidence on the&#160;subject. 2.&#160;The Foundations of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/">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=895&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Rethinking Why People Participate</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/30/rethinking-why-people-participate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a refined understanding of what leads people to participate is one of the main concerns of those working with citizen engagement. But particularly when it comes to participatory democracy, that understanding is only partial and, most often, the clich&#233; &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/30/rethinking-why-people-participate/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=884&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>What Can Genetics Tell Us About Participation?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/10/09/what-can-genetics-tell-us-about-participation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[: political participation; cognitive ability; extraversion; personal control; behavior genetics; heritability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a while now there&#8217;s been some literature looking at the extent to which genetic traits might be linked to patterns of political participation, with some studies suggesting that genes might even play a role in which party one votes &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/10/09/what-can-genetics-tell-us-about-participation/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=853&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Modeling the Rise in Internet-based Petitions</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/08/10/modeling-the-rise-in-internet-based-petitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Taha Yasseri, Scott A. Hale, and Helen Margetts (Oxford Internet Institute) Collective action taking place on Internet platforms leaves a digital imprint&#160;which may be harvested to better understand the dynamics of mobilization.&#160;This &#8216;big data&#8217; offers social science researchers the &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/08/10/modeling-the-rise-in-internet-based-petitions/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=813&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Italian Politics 2.0: The Multifaceted Effect of the Internet on Political Participation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We investigate the impact of the diffusion of high-speed Internet on different forms of&#160;political participation, using data from Italy. We exploit differences in the availability&#160;of ADSL broadband technology across municipalities, using the exogenous variation&#160;induced by the fact that the cost &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/04/italian-politics-2-0-the-multifaceted-effect-of-the-internet-on-political-participation/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=731&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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