Participation and Deliberation on the Internet: A Case Study of Digital Participatory Budgeting in Belo Horizonte
TL;DR: A internet pode, efetivamente, oferecer ambientes voltados para o estabelecimento de trocas discursivas qualificadas e that, mesmo nos casos onde ha baixos indices de deliberatividade, ha progressos importantes do ponto de vista do aprendizado a that sao expostos os usuarios.
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Abstract: Esse artigo busca avaliar trocas discursivas realizadas no forum online do orcamento participativo digital (OPD) de Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Para tanto, e formulado um modelo de analise das discussoes entre os cidadaos participantes do programa baseado nas teorias de democracia deliberativa. Sao analisadas as mensagens dos usuarios (n=375) postadas na ferramenta de comentarios do site do OPD. Os resultados apontam que os aspectos discursivos concernentes a reciprocidade e a reflexividade se mostraram relativamente escassos; entretanto, o respeito pelos outros interlocutores, bem como a construcao da justificativa dos pontos de vista expressos no forum, alcancaram indices elevados, mesmo nao havendo empowerment da ferramenta ou incentivo por parte da Prefeitura. Conclui-se que a internet pode, efetivamente, oferecer ambientes voltados para o estabelecimento de trocas discursivas qualificadas e que, mesmo nos casos onde ha baixos indices de deliberatividade, ha progressos importantes do ponto de vista do aprendizado a que sao expostos os usuarios.
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