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Crowdsourced Monitoring von Wahlen in Afrika

  • Norbert Kersting EMAIL logo and Deodatus Patrick Shayo

    Senior Lecturer

Published/Copyright: May 29, 2024
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Zusammenfassung

Crowdsourcing durch die Zivilgesellschaft hat in den letzten Jahren erheblich an Zugkraft gewonnen und sich auch als effektives Instrument zum Monitoring der Integrität von Wahlen in jungen und sich entwickelnden Demokratien erwiesen. Von Crowdsourcing im modernen digitalen Zeitalter wird zunehmend erwartet, dass es nicht nur die Beziehungen zwischen Politikern und Wählern verändert, sondern auch die Zivilgesellschaft einbindet und befähigt, bei der Überwachung von Wahlen durch neue elektronische Mittel von unten mitzuwirken, indem sie partizipative Räume (invented space) nutzt. Angesichts seiner wachsenden Bedeutung in Theorie und Praxis kann Crowdmonitoring, wenn es erfolgreich umgesetzt wird, dazu beitragen, unerlaubte Handlungen in Wahlprozessen zu erfassen und einzudämmen. Die Rolle, die zivilgesellschaftliche Wahlbeobachtungsorganisationen beim Einsatz von Crowdsourcing zur Förderung der Integrität von Wahlen spielen, muss noch ermittelt werden. Aus diesem Grund ist die Beteiligung der Bevölkerung über Online-Plattformen für die Überwachung und den Austausch von Berichten zur Integrität von Wahlen nahezu in Echtzeit ein wesentliches Element für eine moderne Demokratie. Dieser Artikel versucht, einen Überblick über die Zivilgesellschaft bei der Schaffung von partizipativen Räumen für das Crowdmonitoring von Wahlen und die Herausforderungen bei der Einführung des Crowdmonitoring von Wahlen zu geben. Der Artikel dient als Vorlage für zivilgesellschaftliche Wahlbeobachtungsorganisationen und andere Akteure, um fundierte Entscheidungen bei der Entwicklung von Crowdsourcing-Methoden für die Wahlbeobachtung über digitale Plattformen zu treffen.

Abstract

Crowdsourcing by civil society has gained significant traction in recent years and has also proven to be an effective tool for monitoring the integrity of elections in young and developing democracies. Crowdsourcing in the modern digital age is increasingly expected not only to transform the relationship between politicians and voters, but also to engage and empower civil society to participate in monitoring elections through new electronic means from below, utilising invented space. Given its growing importance in theory and practice, crowdmonitoring, if successfully implemented, can help to detect and curb unauthorised actions in electoral processes. The role that civil society election monitoring organisations play in using crowdsourcing to promote electoral integrity has yet to be determined. For this reason, popular participation through online platforms for monitoring and sharing election integrity reports is an essential element for a modern democracy. This article seeks to provide an overview of civil society in creating participatory spaces for election crowdsourcing and the challenges in implementing election crowdsourcing. The article serves as a template for civil society election monitoring organisations and other stakeholders to make informed decisions when developing crowdsourcing methods for election monitoring via digital platforms.

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Deodatus Patrick Shayo Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

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