Informação pública e participação política em rede: uma análise da governança eletrônica nos websites dos deputados do Estado da Bahia

摘要

The Internet, together with information technology, has interfered in the public sector and civil society, becoming an object of speculation in the political field. With the potential of interactivity and network sharing, governments seek to provide individuals with different media to have access to government information in order to solve the deficit of political participation of individuals - an important initiative to consolidate the democratic process. Based on the central role of information technology in the political arena to achieve informational content and political participation in the network, this research investigated how the websites of the Members of the legislative Assembly of Bahia - ALBA affect political participation, using interactive channels for the achievement of public information network. As its main goal was to analyze the conditions for political participation in parliamentary sites, the secondary objectives of profiling activities corresponded to the websites of members registered at the corporate website of ALBA; identify potential instruments with these websites and interactive simulations aimed to describe the devices identified in these interactive sites for the achievement of public informational content. The section devoted to the theoretical framework, however, sought grants essential to answer the question of departure and the base mesh argumentative research, and methodological procedures in the section was outlined the scope of the search. The method of approach was the dialectical (historical materialism) of Marx and Engels, and the method of procedure was based on the monograph (case study). As descriptive research, the researcher sought to describe the characteristics of the websites of Members (population or phenomenon), including the methodological section the techniques and instruments for data collection (observation, interviews and search form). The subsequent sections gave the presentation and analysis of data collected for, on completion, provide the ultimate research considerations. The conclusion showed that the availability of device-oriented websites interactivity between government officials and citizens do not represent that the demands are answered and suggestions effect the political platform of Members. The research confirmed that these sites, and as a result, Members and Counseling, presented no evidence of structural and administrative offices to meet the demands or suggestions from citizens.