DIGITAL DEMOCRACY

C4- Basauri, SPAIN

WHAT IS DIGITAL
DEMOCRACY?
The idea of ​digital democracy is
related to the means and ways
of using digital communication
tools to increase political
practices. E-democracy
incorporates 21st-century
information and technology of
communication to promote
democracy
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS
ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
 Social networks have emerged as a means of great
influence in different segments. In political activity, these
tools are contributing significantly to the construction or
deconstruction of images and the dissemination of ideas.
 Until recently, public opinion was formed based on data
from traditional media such as newspapers, radio, and
television.
 Today, in the age of technology, Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram, Google+ and so many others are used to
spread different ideas about people, political parties, and
governments. This changes the public opinion.
 DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION

Democratic Participation aims to encourage people to

reflect on the concepts of active citizenship,
representative democracy and participatory democracy, as
well as, to encourage them to put these same concepts
into practice. It also aims to provide the means for them
to reflect on their country’s place in Europe and in the
world and on its role in building a European community.
 WAYS OF
DEMOCRATIC
PARTICIPATION

• Participatory Democracy
• Representative Democracy
PARTICIPATORY
DEMOCRACY
Participatory democracy means the
possibility of direct intervention by
citizens in decision-making procedures
and in controlling the exercise of
power. Some of the examples are:
- demonstrations
- political marches
BIG
DEMONSTRATIONS
IN PORTUGAL

Today, most of the

demonstrations are marked on
social networks. But before the
digital age, there had already
been major protests that
marked the history of Portugal.
 MAY 1 AFTER APRIL 25 (MAY 1,
1974)
The celebration of the 1st of May 1974, just a week after the revolution of
the 25th of April, still remains today as the biggest popular demonstration
in Portuguese history. From north to south of the country, hundreds of
thousands of people went to the streets to celebrate two things: the
freedom recently won with the 25th of April and Labour Day, a
commemoration that the Estado Novo had banned. It was the first and
only time that Mário Soares and Álvaro Cunhal were together in a
demonstration. That same day, Mário Soares, at the time secretary general
of the Socialist Party, gave a speech and asked for the trial of Américo
Tomás, the deposed President of the Republic, and Marcelo Caetano,
prime minister removed on the 25th of April.
https://youtu.be/IbgCHhbu6nM
WOMEN ON THE STREET
(JANUARY 13, 1975)

The first feminist demonstration in Portugal took place on

January 13, 1975, in Parque Eduardo VII, in Lisbon. The
protest was marked by the Women's Liberation
Movement and intended to fight against the symbols of
women's oppression that still persisted in Portugal after
the 25th of April. The demonstration was described by
many as a burning of bras, but those who attended and
watched ensure that this did not happen. The protest
brought together dozens of women. However, it was the
men who were present in greater numbers, attracted by
curiosity about what had been foreseen. After that day,
several other feminist demonstrations were scheduled to
remember the historic moment.
 SECOS E MOLHADOS (WET AND DRY)
(21ST APRIL 1989)

It was more than 30 years ago that the police demonstration

that became known as “Secos e Molhados” took place. On April
21, 1989, the police gathered at Praça do Comércio, in Lisbon, to
demand freedom of association, a weekly day off, transparency
in disciplinary justice with the right of defence and better wages
and working conditions. The demonstration ended in clashes,
with the Police Intervention Corps throwing water jets – hence
the protest being known as “Secos e Molhados” – and using
batons to disperse the police protest.

https://youtu.be/c4nnNWzTyQA
‘FUCK’ THE TROIKA
(MARCH 2, 2013)

The movement “Fuck the troika” started on social media.

After getti ng thousands of supporters on Facebook, the
group decided to call a protest in several cities in the
country and abroad to demand a change in Portugal and
protest against the austerity measures of the government
and the troika. According to the organization, more than
one and a half million people went to the streets to shout
“enough with austerity” and ask for the “resignation” of the
Passos Coelho government. The protest extended to about
40 Portuguese and foreign cities. The song by José Afonso,
emblematic of the Carnation Revolution of 1974, was the
motto of the protest. In Lisbon alone, 800 thousand people
were present.
 MARCH FOR THE
CLIMATE
(NOVEMBER 7 2021)
The "March for the Climate" interrupted traffic on Avenue
Almirante Reis. Half a thousand protesters demanded concrete
measures to stop global warming and criticized the failure of
the Glasgow summit.

Renewable energies instead of fossil fuels, cuts in

greenhouse gas emissions and appeals to lifestyles, was what
was most seen and read through all the posters.

Convened by the platform Save the Climate, the

demonstration brought together two dozen Portuguese
organizations together for global climate justice, to create
pressure on the 26th United Nations Conference in Glasgow.
POLITICAL MARCHES
The CGPT-IN (union organization)
gathered today a few thousand
protesters in Lisbon, the day the 'March
Against Impoverishment' ends, a protest
against the government's austerity
policies.

(in 13th April 2013)

REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRACY
Representative democracy is the
exercise of political power by the
electoral population, done indirectly, but
through its representatives, designated
by them, with a mandate to act in their
name and by their authority, that is,
legitimized by popular sovereignty.
 HOW CAN A YOUNG CITIZEN PARTICIPATE IN A
DEMOCRATIC CONSTRUCTION IN THIS DIGITAL ERA?

1 2 3 4 5
Participating in Promoting the Using the Providing the Through public
projects related communication internet to fight internet access petitions and
to citizenship between people disinformation to everyone electronic
and the world and fake news compasses
POLITICAL
PARTICIPATION IN
OUR SCHOOL USING
THE ELECTRONIC VOTE
Our school allows us to participate in
different projects and activities, in
addition, it gives us the possibility to
choose our representatives through
voting.

Nowadays, this participation and voting

may occur digitally!
WORKSHOP 1
1. Let’s create 4 groups!
2. In 5 min, tell us five different
ways young people can
participate digitally.
3. In 3 min, present your ideas.
 Simão Mariana

Filipa Beatriz

Eduardo Sara
2 WAYS OF DIGITAL
PARTICIPATION

- Public petition

- Electoral compass
 PUBLIC
PETITION
In legal terms, a petition is a
"presentation of a request or a
proposal, to a sovereign body or to any
public authority, in the sense that it
takes, adopts or proposes certain
measures", on any matter provided that
the claim is not illegal and does not
refer to court decisions.
But how can we present or create
a public petition?
Some rules
you should Filing a petition is free of charge and no fees or

know taxes may be charged.

before
launching a
There is no minimum age to launch or sign a petition. In
situations involving very young citizens, they can be

public accompanied or even represented, for example at a

hearing.

petition
The importance of the number of
signatures

• Up to 100 signatures: it is not mandatory for the AR to appoint a deputy

rapporteur;
• More than 100 signatures: a deputy rapporteur must be appointed, who analyzes

it and makes a report, which is then considered by the competent committee;

• More than 1000 signatures: petitioners have the right to be heard directly by the

deputies in committee or by a delegation; the petition and the respective report

must be published in the Diary of the Republic Assembly;

•More than 2 500 and less than 7 500 signatures: the petition must be discussed in

the competent committee;

•More than 7 500 signatures: the petition is debated in a plenary session at the AR.
 WHAT SHOULD WE KEEP IN MIND
WHEN WE LAUNCH A PETITION

• The request must be intelligible;

• It must not contain illegal pretensions;
• It must be based on social, cultural and
ethical values ​and principles;
• The author must be correctly identified.
ELECTORAL COMPASS
Political compass is a questionnaire
about politics. The site has a test with a
few dozen questions that allows, at the
end, the evaluated person to know their
location in the political graph. The analysis
and testing in the questionnaire are based
on a two-dimensional political diagram:
• Economic scale (Left-Right)
• Social scale (Liberal-Authoritarian)
WORKSHOP 2
(ELECTORAL
COMPASS)
1. Join the QR code.
2. Fill the questionnaire and
discover your political
quadrant.
3. Join your political group.

https://www.idrlabs.com/pt/coordenadas-politicas/teste.php
ADVANTAGES OF
USING THE
ELECTORAL
COMPASS
- IT IS ANONYMOUS
- YOU START TO UNDERSTAND
YOUR POSITION ON THE
ELECTORAL GRAPHIC
- YOU KNOW WHERE THE
PARTIES OR THE DEPUTIES
ARE SITUATED IN THE
GRAPHIC
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
WEBGRAPHY
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracia_virtual
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracia_participativa
https://cidadania.dge.mec.pt/instituicoes-e-participacao-democratica
https://congressoemfoco.uol.com.br/area/pais/nova-plataforma-situa-eleitor-na-bu
sca-do-voto-consciente/
Democratas A influência das redes sociais na atividade política – Democratas
Como lançar uma petição pública: quais os passos a dar (cgd.pt)
Portugal. As manifestações que ficaram na História (sapo.pt)