Date: 2012
Type: Article
Voting Advice Applications under Review: The state of research
International Journal of Electronic Governance, 2012, 5, 3-4, 203-222
GARZIA, Diego, MARSCHALL, Stefan, Voting Advice Applications under Review: The state of research, International Journal of Electronic Governance, 2012, 5, 3-4, 203-222
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In recent years, Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have become a relevant object of political science research. The aim of this paper is to develop a map of the existing literature and to outline a research agenda for this increasingly relevant tool and its role within modern democracies. Starting point of the paper is the dissemination of VAAs in Europe, focusing on the differences and similarities between the main types of VAAs. After having outlined the reasons for the dramatic spread of VAAs among European countries and voters, we provide an overview on the existing VAA literature. We then present a comparative research agenda for the VAAs by identifying questions that could be posed to the tools and their role out of different analytical perspectives. In the conclusion, we bring forward the argument that VAAs might matter even more in the future, indicating the need for a coordinated research effort.
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Special Issue on Voting Advice Applications and State of the Art: Theory, Practice, and Comparative Insights
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/25277
Full-text via DOI: 10.1504/IJEG.2012.051309
ISSN: 1742-7509; 1742-7517
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