Political Behavior and Technology [electronic resource] : Voting Advice Applications in East Asia /
Liao, Da-chi.editor.
Chen, Boyu.editor.
Jensen, Michael J.editor.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Ethnology-Asia.
Information systems.
Asia-Politics and government.
Elections.
Political science.
Computer science.
Asian Culture.
Information Systems and Communication Service.
Asian Politics.
Electoral Politics.
Political Science.
Computers and Society.