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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255012703321

Titolo

Political Behavior and Technology : Voting Advice Applications in East Asia / / edited by Da-chi Liao, Boyu Chen, Michael J. Jensen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137518927

1137518928

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

324.650285

Soggetti

Ethnology - Asia

Culture

Computer networks

Asia - Politics and government

Elections

Political science

Computers and civilization

Asian Culture

Computer Communication Networks

Asian Politics

Electoral Politics

Political Science

Computers and Society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Voting Advice Applications in Japan: An Overview; 3. Issue Voting: The Introduction and Development of VAAs in Korea; 4. Strengthening Democracy: Development of the iVoter Website in Taiwan; 5. The Effects of VAAs on Voter Sophistication in Japan; 6. Hurdles for VAAs in the Politics of Opacity; 7. The Connection and Effectiveness of iVoter in Taiwan's 2012 Legislative Election; 8. Conclusion: Voting Advice Applications, Information, and



Democracy; Bibliography; List of Contributors

Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is a study of the emergence and consequences of computerized voting advice applications (VAAs) in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. In contrast to the European experience of VAAs simplifying vote choices, this research shows that VAAs in East Asia may increase their complexity.