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CePPI-UFMG
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CePPI-UFMG studies the relationships between politics and the internet, focusing on uses of digital technologies by institutions and political and social actors and their effects on democracy, participation, and public decision-making.
CePPI-UFMG - Center for Research in Politics and Internet - is affiliated with the Department of Political Science (DCP) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). It is dedicated to scientific production related to politics and the internet, developing research on the uses of new communication and information technologies by institutions, political and social actors, and society in general in order to strengthen debate on the implications of digital media for the democratic process, both in participation and in decision-making and informational spheres. It is located in room 304, in the annex of the School of Philosophy and Human Sciences building - FAFICH, and holds weekly meetings.