Electronic voting as a perspective of the political process: possibilities and limitations of “digital policy”

The article examines the issues of ensuring political stability through the mechanisms of e-democracy, increasing the audience’s loyalty to the process and results of elections and referenda of various levels, as well as the significance of the formation of the national-state identity of Russian youth in the context of the electoral process. The key issues addressed in the article also include the tasks of improving the quality of feedback and interaction with citizens, as well as the correlation of the processes of introducing elements of e-democracy and the transition of Russian society to the digital economy.

Internet, Information Society Development Strategy in the Russian Federation, Qualitative Sociology, V. Putin, Digital Economy, Electronic Democracy, Electronic Voting, Internet, Information Society Development Strategy in the Russian Federation, Qualitative Sociology, V. Putin, Digital Economy, Electronic Democracy, Electronic Voting

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