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Media and civil society: key actors in democratic elections

Forum for the future of democracy Council of Europe. Media and civil society: key actors in democratic elections. Nel van Dijk Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek. StemWijzer NL. VoteMatch Homepage. Thesis. VoteMatch Extra Weighing. Recommendation. Comparison user - party.

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Media and civil society: key actors in democratic elections

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  1. Forum for the future of democracy Council of Europe Media and civil society: key actors in democratic elections Nel van DijkInstituut voor Publiek en Politiek

  2. StemWijzer NL

  3. VoteMatch Homepage

  4. Thesis

  5. VoteMatch Extra Weighing

  6. Recommendation

  7. Comparison user - party

  8. VoteMatch scores on theses

  9. History of StemWijzer • 1989 first edition on paper in an illustrated magazine • 1994 first digital edition on diskette; Sales in bookshops • 1998: first internet edition; • Now used in all elections in the Netherlands and in some other countries, like Germany, Bulgaria.

  10. Internet results • StemWijzer: • Parliamentary elections 2002: 2.0 million users • Parliamentary elections 2006: 4.8 million users • European elections 2009: 1.2 million users • Wahl-O-Mat: • Bundestag elections 2002: 3.6 million users • Bundestag elections 2005: 5.1 million users • Bundestag elections 2009: 6.7 million users

  11. Media coverage StemWijzer • Thousands of e-mails • Hundreds of articles in newspapers, magazines, online-portals • Cooperation with media: Format in tv program, talk show guests do the test, role in party leaders debate • Growing role in election campaigns

  12. Launch StemWijzer 2006 The Hague: Start of the election campaign October 2006, Politicians of all contesting parties test the StemWijzer and get their own recommendation what to vote.

  13. Users of Voting Tests: Age Age n = 25.565 Division in %

  14. Users of Voting Tests: Gender n = 25.565

  15. Political interest, knowledge n = 25.565 Division in %

  16. Effects and benefits n = 25.565 Division in %

  17. Effects and benefits Statement n = 25.565 Division in %

  18. Influence on Voting Statement n = 25.565 Division in %

  19. Procedure • Independent, non-partial editing team • Analysing party programs • Selection of statements (long list ca. 45); balance of all election themes and of all party themes • Parties authorise their points of view • Answers parties and statistical test: final selection (25 - 30 Thesis) • Program tested by panel • Concept fits to any parliamentary election

  20. Institute for political participation Nel van Dijk, director Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek Prinsengracht 915 1017 KD Amsterdam The Netherlands + 31 20 5217600

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