# Can the Internet use democratizes society?

_2015-11-02 · Sebastián Rojo · EN · https://arpagon.co/writing/data-can-the-internet-use-democratizes-society/_

Originally published: https://arpagondata.tumblr.com/post/132371528972/can-the-internet-use-democratizes-society
Historical archive; software and advice reflect the original publication date.

I am convinced, a deep democracy promotes the welfare of all people actively involved in the democratic process. Some years ago while reading the book **[Why Nations Fail](https://books.google.com.co/books?id=yIV_NMDDIvYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Why+Nations+Fail&hl=es-419&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Why%20Nations%20Fail&f=false).** Suggested the deep relationship between poverty and lawlessness in the building of democratic institutions.  

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Addition I am a hacktivist of the free Culture and I believe in the power of the Internet to make democratic changes on society.  
  

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To address this question, I will conduct research supported in the dataset of Gapminder.

The variables chosen are.

- **Internetuserate: **  
  2010 Internet users (per 100 people) Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
- **polityscore**:  
  2009 Democracy score (Polity)  
  Overall polity score from the Polity IV dataset, calculated by  
  subtracting an autocracy score from a democracy score. The summary  
  measure of a country’s democratic and free nature. -10 is the lowest  
  value, 10 the highest.  

Some source of similar issues:  [  
](http://www.internationalpolicydigest.org/2014/02/22/can-internet-democratize-capitalism/)

1.  [**Can the Internet Democratize Capitalism?**  
    Autor:](http://www.internationalpolicydigest.org/2014/02/22/can-internet-democratize-capitalism/)[Yanis Varoufakis](http://www.internationalpolicydigest.org/author/yanis-varoufakis/)  
    link: <http://www.internationalpolicydigest.org/2014/02/22/can-internet-democratize-capitalism/>
2.  [**The Internet’s Effect on Civil Society Development & Democratization**  
    Autor: **James Warycha**  
    link: http://www.albany.edu/honorscollege/files/Warycha_thesis.docx](http://www.albany.edu/honorscollege/files/Warycha_thesis.docx)