Democracia digital, e-participação e políticas públicas: um estudo bibliométrico.

ICTs enable the expansion of citizen participation. Thus, politics begins to involve new actors and practices, which provide new forms of influence in the political process (Araújo et al., 2015). Given the relevance of digital democracy, its multidisciplinary nature, and the need to advance studies in the area, in order to consolidate a field, this article presents the following research question: What are the scientific advances in the themes of digital democracy and e-participation in the scope of public policies? Thus, the objective of this work is to analyze the studies that address digital democracy and e-participation and its interface with the theme of public policies, in the international census, in the period 2013-2022. To achieve this, the article uses bibliometric research, based on publications retrieved from the Web of Science database and with the help of VOSviewer and Bibliometrix software. From the analyzes undertaken, it was found that digital democracy and e-participation constitute a contemporary and powerful possibility for strengthening the relationship between ordinary citizens and the State. It is an institutional innovation that changes the commonly passive behavior of individuals regarding politics. Social media proved to be a widely disseminated vehicle for expanding citizen participation, through more specialized contributions, based on argumentative debates. Through informed opinion and social control, government service levels begin to improve and also encompass new interactions with the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]