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One of the most far-reaching transformations in our era is the wave
of digital technologies rolling over--and upending--nearly every
aspect of life. Work and leisure, family and friendship, community
and citizenship have all been modified by now-ubiquitous digital
tools and platforms. Digital Technology and Democratic Theory looks
closely at one significant facet of our rapidly evolving digital
lives: how technology is radically changing our lives as citizens
and participants in democratic governments. To understand these
transformations, this book brings together contributions by
scholars from multiple disciplines to wrestle with the question of
how digital technologies shape, reshape, and affect fundamental
questions about democracy and democratic theory. As expectations
have whiplashed--from Twitter optimism in the wake of the Arab
Spring to Facebook pessimism in the wake of the 2016 US
election--the time is ripe for a more sober and long-term
assessment. How should we take stock of digital technologies and
their promise and peril for reshaping democratic societies and
institutions? To answer, this volume broaches the most pressing
technological changes and issues facing democracy as a philosophy
and an institution.
One of the most far-reaching transformations in our era is the wave
of digital technologies rolling over--and upending--nearly every
aspect of life. Work and leisure, family and friendship, community
and citizenship have all been modified by now-ubiquitous digital
tools and platforms. Digital Technology and Democratic Theory looks
closely at one significant facet of our rapidly evolving digital
lives: how technology is radically changing our lives as citizens
and participants in democratic governments. To understand these
transformations, this book brings together contributions by
scholars from multiple disciplines to wrestle with the question of
how digital technologies shape, reshape, and affect fundamental
questions about democracy and democratic theory. As expectations
have whiplashed--from Twitter optimism in the wake of the Arab
Spring to Facebook pessimism in the wake of the 2016 US
election--the time is ripe for a more sober and long-term
assessment. How should we take stock of digital technologies and
their promise and peril for reshaping democratic societies and
institutions? To answer, this volume broaches the most pressing
technological changes and issues facing democracy as a philosophy
and an institution.
In The World We Want, Peter Karoff presents a collective vision of
an ideal world. By sharing his experiences and through
conversations with more than forty social entrepreneurs, activists,
nonprofit leaders, and philanthropists who are changing notions of
'the human condition' in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin
America, and North America, he describes how new partnerships and
approaches are reducing suffering and gaining greater equity for
people everywhere. These visionaries are engaged in a struggle of
sorts, and that conscious engagement-'the shoulder to the wheel'-is
a fundamental part of the world they want. The book weaves together
multi-sector, multidiscipline strategies, but-in large part-it is
about the power of human connection, reinforced by personal stories
of motivation and the human capacity for caring. Without ignoring
the institutional and cultural obstacles, and the courage needed to
face down the dark side of human behavior, Karoff shows how citizen
engagement and open source solutions could tip the scale toward a
better world.
In The World We Want, Peter Karoff presents a collective vision of
an ideal world. By sharing his experiences and through
conversations with more than forty social entrepreneurs, activists,
nonprofit leaders, and philanthropists who are changing notions of
'the human condition' in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin
America, and North America, he describes how new partnerships and
approaches are reducing suffering and gaining greater equity for
people everywhere. These visionaries are engaged in a struggle of
sorts, and that conscious engagement_'the shoulder to the wheel'_is
a fundamental part of the world they want. The book weaves together
multi-sector, multidiscipline strategies, but_in large part_it is
about the power of human connection, reinforced by personal stories
of motivation and the human capacity for caring. Without ignoring
the institutional and cultural obstacles, and the courage needed to
face down the dark side of human behavior, Karoff shows how citizen
engagement and open source solutions could tip the scale toward a
better world.
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