I PARTITI POLITICI NELL’ERA DELLA DIGITALIZZAZIONE: LA MATERIA ELETTORALE COME LABORATORIO PER LA COOPERAZIONE TRA ATTORI PUBBLICI E PRIVATI

In our complex contemporary society, public governance has to deal with innovative emerging digital technologies. Nowadays, they shape European democracies, especially thanks to new social media companies. In this context, the role of political parties is vital, since they act as important actors, through internet-based systems, in order to reinforce their connection with citizens. In this way, they often collaborate with private subjects, that develop new technical tools for electoral propaganda and electoral process. These issues represent a European problem, common to all State members, as stated in the 2030 Digital Compass defined by the European Commission. In order to ensure online public access to all citizens and true participation in public life, political parties have to face uncertainty and the lack of trustworthiness of algorithmic public governance.