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2- DIGITAL DEMOCRACY: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

1) INTRODUCTION


Modern era has seen a lot of new trends. One out of such trends is Digital Democracy Involving social media and relative political participation.

Same like the traditional democracy, digital democracy is also serving the states on it's own terms. However, faster political participation through social media in digital democracy, which is a new shift in traditional democracy, is lusted a lot.

2) DIGITAL DEMOCRACY: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION - A REVOLUTION IN TRADITIONAL DEMOCRACY

2.1) Faster Political Campaigns And More Followers

With the route of social media, political campaigns quickly acquire fame and collect followers faster. This route,as digital, is providing an electronic platform for these faster followers, who follow the manifestos and slogans of their favourite political parties.

2.2) Quick Access To Electronic Updates And Tweets

Political parties update social media (which are their contents) with uploading relative videos and posting relative texts which allure their followers. These followers can have quick access to such regards - updates and tweets of politicians on social media. Such electronic updates and tweets of the political parties have built up a constructive arena for the respective purposes of politicians, based on the hearty touch of their fans and followers.

2.3) Easier And Faster Political Multitasking

Political parties during their campaigns especially, plus also been elected for their ruling governments, use to accomplish a variety of tasks. Which on the social media is easier and faster than offline struggles.

2.4) More Productive Time Management

Political parties find durable time for their productivity. And it is the social media which is providing such opportunities. Productive Time management is making the political parties to work more in less time because of social media.



3) SPECIFICATIONS OF DIGITAL DEMOCRACY: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION


3.1) Modern Format Of Democracy

Digital democracy is the modern format of traditional democracy. More involvement of the followers, easy access to expert opinions, promoting the cause of political parties, and a lot more are some of the basic and existing requirements for a successful format of digital democracy.

3.2) Support For The Political Parties Is All At One Place

Information technology has even brought the whole world together into a global village. Support of the political parties due to the use of information technology is an easy and minor achievement for the political parties on social media In a state.

3.3) Far Reaching Political Views Through Social Media, Analysis And Judicious Comments (Mostly)

Political views reach to the far reaching ends of states In the current world. Similarly analysis of the politics, and in reply the appropriate judicious comments are easily read on widespread level through social media. This quality is keeping the politics vigorous and crucial to enough level.

3.4) Raise Of Public Voice Through Social Media

Social media is raising the voice of the public for their rights faster than print media. Also the TV channels for such an aim was not enough. However, the projection of public voice through social media is a unique addition.



4) DRAWBACKS IN DIGITAL DEMOCRACY: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

4.1) Political Scandals

Downgrading politicians and their political parties through scandals is the foremost drawback of the use of social media. It is not only the insult of politicians and their parties. But, also, it does not suit on democracy. Moreover, this trend was very rare on print media so far. Also, the TV channels used to get a limited blend of this touch.

4.2) Lesser Liability For Posted Contents

On the social media liability is lesser and limited for the uploaded and posted contents. People know that they are less caught for such contents. Hence, some people make fun of the political participations and use to get entertained with this subject a lot.

4.3) Inaccessible Higher Handedness Of Politicians

Overacting politicians are not reached easily by their followers and fans. Also, the ascending support for such politicians through social media is gradually casting out the commitment and honesty from their hearts.

4.4) Limited Involvement Of The Institutions Of State

Institutions of the states are yet involved on limited basis in the enclosure of digital democracy. These institutions need to have their perfect role in the incorporation of Justice in the long run of digital democracy - for the vigor of political campaigns, eradication of rallies and protests,fair elections , and then for an accountable governance of the state affairs with fairness at it's each instance.

4.5) Insecure Citizens - Publicly

It is difficult for the states to provide security to the citizens without genuine democracy. Also, the so-called digital democracy, mostly unpredictable, can not do this job even to the limit of a traditional democracy. Also, if the citizens are not democratic among public, then political participations on social media are just a share of entertainment on the social media with others.


5) SUGGESTING MEASURES TO MEND DIGITAL DEMOCRACY: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

5.1) Involving Institutions Of The States

A state's institutions are normally aligned with the rules of justice. And If the services of these institutions are properly accessed by the public through social media or offline approach - regarding the digital democracy - then the bad luck of such a state is going to take a U-Turn soon.

5.2) Refreshing And Re-enacting The Strict Rules For Social Media (e.g The Rules Of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority "PTA" ..)

Social media should be checked with strict rules - to be followed. e.g.rules of PTA. Which should seize each and every content uploaded or posted on the social media. And the violators and law breakers must be charged with strict penalties in order to prosper digital democracy.

5.3) Realistic Politics

Political participations should be provided with the rules based on and derived from the Constitution Of Pakistan 1973. As only peaceful and honest politicians can control the today's violent and unfair societies.

5.4) Responsible Social Media In It's Entirety And Mature Citizenry

The citizens of a state should not play on the social media against political participations. Such political participations must also be definitely not biased and conservative. Rather such participations must be brought on the liberal side - however under the strict rules of Telecom Authorities in a state.


6) FUTURE PROSPECTS CONCERNING MENDED DIGITAL DEMOCRACY: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

6.1) Higher Awareness And Proper Social Media Usage

Because of an excelled public in the field of politics and their experience with social media, followers of the political parties will have higher awareness using social media properly after a part of time in the history of digital democracy.

6.2) Better Governance And Prosperous States

Citizens after availing awareness also about their rights, will indirectly make the conditions of the governance of states improved. Which obviously determines a prosperous standard of
states. Because such states will be operated on smooth and transparent grounds.


6.3) Availability Of Just-Institutional-Services At The Door Steps

Involvement of all the institutions of the states in digital democracy is crucial. If the conditions of the governance of a state are qualitatively improved. Then all the institutions will provide fair justice to all the citizens equally - without the regard of poor and rich people. Such justice will definitely be available at the door steps to even the weak and poor citizens - not only the rich category of people.

6.4) Lesser Protests And Smoother Society

Societies will acquire smoother results. And there will be less to no turmoil in these societies. Also the protests will be lesser because of the public been fine with acquiring equal rights.

7) CONCLUSIONS

Digital democracy like many other blessings for the modern era, is one of them for the modern states. If we have to keep pace up with the digital era, we have to promote digital democracy : along with the use of social media and in it the relative political participation.

We can acquire a lot through digital democracy and can enjoy many other blessings because of it. All that the digital democracy requires from us is devotion, dedication, commitment, honesty, and many other perfect values of life to make the digital democracy perfect with the use of social media for political participations - as much as possible.
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