Explaining trust in it-mediated elections: A case study of e-voting in Brazil

Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 420-451

  Avgerou, Chrisanthi ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; E Voting; Political trust; Social mechanisms; Trust

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BRAZIL; E-VOTING SYSTEMS; INITIAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL TRUST; POSITIVE ATTITUDE; SOCIO-TECHNICAL THEORIES; TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; TRUST;

ELECTRONIC VOTING;

EID: 84884235068     PISSN: 15369323     EISSN: 15583457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00340     Document Type: Article

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