2015-10-192012-09-25FREITAS, M. R. Accountability e formulação de políticas públicas via web. 2012. 165 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Sociologia) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2012.http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/4658With the advent of the twentieth century, the world was faced with an intense transformation in the means of mass communication. The new forms of communication quickly dominated the world scene because they can cover a much more significant number of people, besides they transmit a much larger amount of information in less time. Thus, new possibilities have emerged to bridge the gap between government and voters. However, the media are not impartial when it comes to political debate. The commercial media are still the main sources of information and entertainment. From this perspective, the Internet as alternative media means such as printed newspapers, radio and TV could be a significant instrument for the formation of citizens politically participatory and be an affordable way to obtain political information.application/pdfAcesso AbertoInternetParticipação políticaAccountabilityPolíticas públicasPolitical participationPublic policyCIENCIAS HUMANAS::SOCIOLOGIADissertação