Would you vote from your mobile?: Young Danes’ perceptions of the Mobile as a Democratic Tool and Symbol

Gitte Bang Stald

Would you vote from your mobile? Young Danes’ perceptions of the Mobile as a Democratic Tool and Symbol

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the scholarly debate about potential perception, use, and impact of mobile, digital communication devices and their various forms of applications in democratic processes and actions. The focus is on young Danes’ willingness to vote in general elections from their mobile (smart)phones. Would they consider voting or not? Why or why not? What do the findings tell us about the trust or distrust in digital (mobile) technologies? And what do the findings tell us about young people, mobile opportunities and perceptions of democracy and actions of exercising the most basic democratic rights? The paper provides evidence and arguments to a critical discussion of the role of mobile (smart)phones, in processes of change regarding how we think, why we think as we do, and how we act as citizens and individuals (Coleman & Blumler 2009; Hacker & van Dijk 2000).

Translated title of the contribution	Ville du stemme fra din mobil?: Unge danskeres opfattelse af mobilen som demokratisk værktøj og symbol
Original language	English
Publication date	23 Oct 2015
Publication status	Published - 23 Oct 2015
Event	AOIR Internet research 16: Digital Imaginaries - the Embassy Suites Phoenix-Biltmore, Phoenix, United States Duration: 21 Oct 2015 → 24 Oct 2015 Conference number: 16 https://aoir.org/ir16/

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Conference	AOIR Internet research 16
Number	16
Location	the Embassy Suites Phoenix-Biltmore
Country/Territory	United States
City	Phoenix
Period	21/10/2015 → 24/10/2015
Internet address	https://aoir.org/ir16/

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mobile
Youth
voting
democracy
perceptions

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