Parties and New Technologies in Latin America

by Gabriel Vommaro, Rafael Pineiro Rodriguez, Fernando Rosenblatt

This Element analyzes the incorporation of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) by different parties in Latin America to organize volunteers and mobilize supporters during elections. It assesses ICT-related changes in how parties recruit prospective candidates, collect information about citizens' preferences, and mobilize for elections and how these changes have reduced the power of the rank and file within party organizations. Party...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009623028
• ISBN13: 9781009623025
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"