Accountability E Governo Eletrônico: Uma Análise Sobre a Participação (Popular Accountability and E-Government: An Analysis of Popular Participation)

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze the degree of popular participation in e-government and accountability mechanisms. In order to answer the research question, which discusses the level of graduate students participation in those devices, a survey was adopted. Questionnaires were applied to 51 students in June, 2010 and the results indicate that the problem of popular participation in e-government lies not in the lack of technology, but on the political culture of the citizens and on the stage of development of national politics.

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Keywords: Popular participation. E-government. Accountability