Interactive Democracy

Author : Carol C. Gould
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781316053782
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interactive Democracy written by Carol C. Gould and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we confront the problems of diminished democracy, pervasive economic inequality, and persistent global poverty? Is it possible to fulfill the dual aims of deepening democratic participation and achieving economic justice, not only locally but also globally? Carol C. Gould proposes an integrative and interactive approach to the core values of democracy, justice, and human rights, looking beyond traditional politics to the social conditions that would enable us to realize these aims. Her innovative philosophical framework sheds new light on social movements across borders, the prospects for empathy and solidarity with distant others, and the problem of gender inequalities in diverse cultures, and also considers new ways in which democratic deliberation can be enhanced by online networking and extended to the institutions of global governance. Her book will be of great interest to scholars and upper-level students of political philosophy, global justice, social and political science, and gender studies.

Author : Carol C. Gould
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107024749
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interactive Democracy written by Carol C. Gould and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Carol C. Gould proposes an integrative approach to the core values of democracy, justice, and human rights, looking beyond traditional politics to the social conditions that would realize them. It is of interest to scholars and students of political philosophy, global justice, social and political science, and gender studies.

Author : David de la Pena
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610918479
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design as Democracy written by David de la Pena and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we design places that fulfill urgent needs of the community, achieve environmental justice, and inspire long-term stewardship? By bringing community members to the table with designers to collectively create vibrant, important places in cities and neighborhoods. For decades, participatory design practices have helped enliven neighborhoods and promote cultural understanding. Yet, many designers still rely on the same techniques that were developed in the 1950s and 60s. These approaches offer predictability, but hold waning promise for addressing current and future design challenges. Design as Democracy is written to reinvigorate democratic design, providing inspiration, techniques, and case stories for a wide range of contexts. Edited by six leading practitioners and academics in the field of participatory design, with nearly 50 contributors from around the world, it offers fresh insights for creating meaningful dialogue between designers and communities and for transforming places with justice and democracy in mind.

Author : Jacob Torfing
Publisher : ECPR Press
ISBN 13 : 1907301569
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interactive Policy Making, Metagovernance and Democracy written by Jacob Torfing and published by ECPR Press. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional forms of top-down government are being challenged by the growing complexity and fragmentation of social and political life and the need to mobilize and activate the knowledge, ideas, and resources of private stakeholders. In response to this important challenge there has been a persistent proliferation of interactive forms of public governance that bring together a plethora of public and private actors in collaborative policy arenas. This book explores how these new forms of interactive governance are working in practice and analyses their role and impact on public policy making in different policy areas and in different countries. The need for facilitating, managing and giving direction to interactive policy arenas is also addressed through empirical analyses of different forms of metagovernance that aim to govern interactive forms of governance without reverting to traditional forms of hierarchical command and control. Finally, the normative implications of interactive policy making are assessed through studies of the democratic problems and merits associated with interactive policy making.

Author : Norbert Kersting
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
ISBN 13 : 3866495463
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electronic Democracy written by Norbert Kersting and published by Verlag Barbara Budrich. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The timely book takes stock of the state of the art and future of electronic democracy, exploring the history and potential of e-democracy in global perspective. Analysing the digital divide, the role of the internet as a tool for political mobilisation, internet Voting and Voting Advice Applications, and other phenomena, this volume critically engages with the hope for more transparency and political participation through e-democracy.

Author : Alfredo M. Ronchi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030015963
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book e-Democracy written by Alfredo M. Ronchi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the main elements of e-Democracy, the term normally used to describe the implementation of democratic government processes by electronic means. It provides insights into the main technological and human issues regarding governance, government, participation, inclusion, empowerment, procurement and, last but not least, ethical and privacy issues. Its main aim is to bridge the gap between technological solutions, their successful implementation, and the fruitful utilization of the main set of e-Services totally or partially delivered by governments or non-government organizations. Today, various parameters actively influence e-Services’ success or failure: cultural aspects, organisational issues, bureaucracy and workflows, infrastructure and technology in general, user habits, literacy, capacity or merely interaction design. This includes having a significant population of citizens who are willing and able to adopt and use online services; as well as developing the managerial and technical capability to implement applications that meet citizens’ needs. This book helps readers understand the mutual dependencies involved; further, a selection of success stories and failures, duly commented on, enables readers to identify the right approach to innovation in governmental e-Services. With its balanced humanistic and technological approach, the book mainly targets public authorities, decision-makers, stakeholders, solution developers, and graduate students.

Author : Paolo Gerbaudo
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9780745335803
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Digital Party written by Paolo Gerbaudo and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2018-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Pirate Parties in Northern Europe to Podemos in Spain and the 5-Star Movement in Italy, from the movements behind Bernie Sanders in the United States and Jeremy Corbyn in the United Kingdom, to Jean-Luc Melenchon's presidential bid in France, the last decade has witnessed the rise of a new blueprint for political organization: the digital party. These new political formations tap into the potential of social media to gain consensus, and use online participatory platforms to include the rank-and-file. Paolo Gerbaudo looks at the restructuring of political parties and campaigns in the time of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and big data. Drawing on interviews with key political leaders and digital organizers, he argues that the digital party is very different from the class-based "mass party" of the industrial era, and offers promising new solutions to social polarization and the failures of liberal democracy today.

Author : Thomas D. Seeley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 140083595X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Honeybee Democracy written by Thomas D. Seeley and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How honeybees make collective decisions—and what we can learn from this amazing democratic process Honeybees make decisions collectively—and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes to collective wisdom and effective decision making. A remarkable and richly illustrated account of scientific discovery, Honeybee Democracy brings together, for the first time, decades of Seeley's pioneering research to tell the amazing story of house hunting and democratic debate among the honeybees. In the late spring and early summer, as a bee colony becomes overcrowded, a third of the hive stays behind and rears a new queen, while a swarm of thousands departs with the old queen to produce a daughter colony. Seeley describes how these bees evaluate potential nest sites, advertise their discoveries to one another, engage in open deliberation, choose a final site, and navigate together—as a swirling cloud of bees—to their new home. Seeley investigates how evolution has honed the decision-making methods of honeybees over millions of years, and he considers similarities between the ways that bee swarms and primate brains process information. He concludes that what works well for bees can also work well for people: any decision-making group should consist of individuals with shared interests and mutual respect, a leader's influence should be minimized, debate should be relied upon, diverse solutions should be sought, and the majority should be counted on for a dependable resolution. An impressive exploration of animal behavior, Honeybee Democracy shows that decision-making groups, whether honeybee or human, can be smarter than even the smartest individuals in them.

Author : Anthony G. Wilhelm
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135960763
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy in the Digital Age written by Anthony G. Wilhelm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy in the Digital Age is a fascinating philosophical exploration of how the emerging information and communication technologies are impacting political participation in the United States. Rather than being the antidote to democratic ills, the political conversations occurring online are neither inclusive nor deliberative, suggesting that new technologies, as currently designed and used, are as much threats to progress as they are vehicles of progress. Wilhelm finds that there is often an appearance of progress, but negligible advancement of the human condition. He discusses the four features of digitally-mediated political life (resources, inclusiveness, deliberation, and design) and demonstrates the need for a strong public policy.

Author : Graeme Browning
Publisher : Information Today, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780910965491
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electronic Democracy written by Graeme Browning and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how the creation and development of the Internet has changed American politics, discussing how the Internet can be used to research political issues, tap into important resources, reach legislators and the media, and organize grassroots campaigns.