Resumo

Current political discourses are in crisis, hyperbolically they have been termed post-factual and post-truth. In social media filter bubbles are formed and echo chambers reverberate with memes. The early promise of increased political participation and transparency has seemingly degenerated into fact free sloganism rather than an informed debate.

This seminar looks at the case of Mudamos.org, an independent online platform for collecting opinions and enabling broad citizen engagement on topics of public interest. Mudamos.org was conceived at the end of 2014, mainly motivated by the polarized social media interaction during the presidential election in Brazil. Since its development, Mudamos.org has promoted cycles of collaborative policy making on subjects such as public security and political and institutional reform in Brazil. Mudamos.org has used and adapted different digital tools, attempting to expand, organize and create an inclusive informed debate among citizens. The seminar will focus on presenting the logic behind the choice of tools, in light of each policy context and the perspectives of users.

Notas biográficas

Giovanni (Aldo Luigi) Allegretti is an architect, planner and senior researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the Coimbra University, Portugal. Here he is among the directors of the Ph.D "Democracy in the XXI century" and he coordinates the "PEOPLEs' Observatory: Participation, Innovation and Local Powers". He is a member of the Working Group "DECIDe" at CES, being part of the coordination board.

Kalinca Copello is graduated in Business Administration from PUC-RJ . She holds a master's degree in International Public Services from DePaul University. Since 2003 she has been researching and carrying out projects on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for transparency, participation and political engagement. Currently she holds a PhD at the Science and Policy Research Unit (SPRU) from the University of Sussex. Her thesis focuses on the role of ICTs in the development of the political voice of marginalized groups.