Social networking sites have had a significant impact on politics and democracy. They can bring about positive changes that contribute to establishing a more effective and complete democracy. In this study, we investigate the relationship between social networks and democratic effectiveness in Latin American countries. We conducted a quantitative and inferential statistical analysis using representative surveys from2023 to demonstrate that the internet and social networks have a notable impact on the democratization process of these countries. Our study challenges the hypothesis proposed by Lipset that a nation’s economic prosperity contributes to strengthening democracy.

Los procesos revolucionarios burgueses obraron como un enérgico agente transformador, acabando con el sistema feudalitas y sus beneficios señoriales, las normas de sus instituciones y sus vínculos serviles en el campo, sus injusticias en la sociedad, además de la desigualdad política y sobretodo económica. En el núcleo se gestaron instituciones políticas, económicas y sociales que en la actualidad permanecen vigentes en la quinta parte del mundo. Los valores, derechos y principio que se proclamaron a través de ellas son las bases en las que se sustentan los Estados y las sociedades contemporáneas. La revolución de Norteamérica sirvió de base para futuras revoluciones, ya que sirvieron como una guía en el ámbito político donde se plasma la idea principal, que el valor colectivo prevalece sobre el individual y rescatando la importancia de cada ciudadano en su papel transfo...

This article analyses how the concept of citizenship is addressed in 15 Peruvian cybermedia platforms and how Internet users use this term on the basis of the information published, in order to know the semantic coincidences and differences in media and public agendas. This research was carried out using a mixed method which combines the classical analysis of news’ content, computer analysis of users’ comments and interviews. Among findings validated by media journalists, the little attention paid by platforms to citizens is highlighted, as well as the divergence between the approaches of the senders and users. Some solutions to the abovementioned misunderstanding in this field of unquestionable public interest that affects both public debate and the development of citizens who are aware of their roles in society are proposed.

Last couple of years, female presence has increased in Ecuadorian political institutions. However, the visibility of women in the public media continues to be limited. In this context, we investigate how these women are represented by the digital media. We conducted a descriptive study of the socio-demographic characterization of women in published opinion in the digital newspapers El Universo and El Comercio. We identify to what extent these media take women as a reference in their publications, and what are the female profiles in this regard. Through a number of 2,203 press-releases published between 2010 and 2015, we analyze the frequency of appearance of 78 women referred as sources of news. In general, we observe that women consulted as journalistic sources in digital newspapers fluctuate between 35 and 50 years of age, more than 50% identify themselves as mestizas, and most of them...