From September 2007 to September 2010
Funding Institution: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) and Gobierno de Aragón
Grant Number: SEJ2007-60082

Research questions

To what extent, how and by whom is the internet used for political purposes? Does online engagement mirror offline modes of political participation or is it something else? Is it reinforcing previous participation or mobilizing citizens that were apathetic? How do political organizations use the internet for mobilization and to what extent is it effective? What effect does internet use have on political attitudes, political behavior and political equality?

Data

The team won the competitive module of the CIS, 2007 and designed an ad-hoc survey that is now publicly available (CIS 2736, www.cis.es ). Qualitative data (focus groups) as well as cases of mobilization processes have also been analyzed. Aragón’s regional government has been interested in this project and has financed part of the qualitative data gathering.

Results

Digital Media and Political Engagement around the World: A comparative analysis
Anduiza E,  Jensen M and Jorba L (eds.) (2012). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Internet use and the political knowledge gap in Spain
Anduiza E, Gallego A and Jorba L (2012), Revista Internacional de Sociologia 70(1):129-151.

Internet y participación política en España
Anduiza E, Gallego A, Cantijoch M and Salcedo J (2010). Madrid: CIS

Online political participation in Spain: the impact of traditional and online resources
Anduiza E, Gallego A and Cantijoch M (2010), Journal of Information Technologies and Politics 7(4): 356 – 368.

La exposición a información política a través de internet
Anduiza E, Cristancho C and Cantijoch M (2012). In: Morales JM (Coord) Prácticas políticas y nuevas tecnologías: un acercamiento a la idea de democracia digital. Revista Arbor, vol 188, No 756, pp. 673-688.

El impacto de Internet en la participación política: revisando el papel del interés politico
Borge R, Cardenal AS and Malpica C (2012). In: Morales JM (Coord) Prácticas políticas y nuevas tecnologías: un acercamiento a la idea de democracia digital. Revista Arbor, vol 188, No 756, pp. 733-750.

Surfing the Net: a pathway to participation for the politically uninterested?
Borge R and Cardenal AS (2011), Policy & Internet 3(1): 1-29.