Political Behavior and Technology

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.

Auteur
Takayoshi Uekami, Okayama University, Japan Hidenori Tsutsumi, Kagawa University, Japan Myungho Park, Dongguk University, South Korea Minsu Jang, Dongguk University, South Korea Seon-Ah Jeong, Dongguk University, South Korea Chanhee Yook, Dongguk University, South Korea Kazunori Inamasu, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan Shin Dong Kim, Hallym University, Korea Austin Wang, Duke University, USA Jih-wen Lin, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Contenu

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements

1. Introduction; Michael Jensen, Da-chi Liao and Boyu Chen
2. Voting Advice Applications in Japan: An Overview; Takayoshi UEKAMI and Hidenori TSUTSUMI
3. Issue Voting: The Introduction and Development of VAAs in Korea; Myungho Park, Minsu Jang, Seon-Ah Jeong, and Chanhee Yook
4. Strengthening Democracy- iVoter Website ' 's Development in Taiwan; Da-chi Liao and Boyu Chen
5. The Effects of VAAs on Voter ' 's Sophistication in Japan; Hidenori TSUTSUMI, Takayoshi UEKAMI, and Kazunori INAMASU
6. Hurdles for VAAs in the Politics of Opacity; Shin Dong Kim
7. The Connection and Effectiveness of the iVoter in Taiwan ' 's 2012 Legislative Election; Austin Wang
8. Conclusion: Voting Advice Applications, Information, and Democracy; Michael Jensen and Jih-wen Lin
   List of contributors
   Index