Voting less of more

1. Intro We are the 5 th power

2. More democracies

3. The long tail 1

4. The long tail 2

5. The long tail 3

6. Are politics changing too? The long tail conditions: 1 more and more products 2 bestsellers sell less and less

7. More and more candidates First condition is met

8. Bestsellers sell less and less Second condition is met

9. 1995 French election 1995 No long tail

10. 2002 french election 2002 A long tail

11. More democracy more web 2.0 = more candidates = more democracy

12. Abstention in France

13. More TV more TV = more abstention

14. Party membership in France Internet users Blogs Party members

15. More participation more web 2.0 = more involvement = more democracy