Andreas Hepp’s formulation of “deep mediatization” points a further way out of determinism. Under this condition, Hepp writes, “all elements of our social world are intricately related to digital media and their underlying infrastructures.”28 If society has become so thoroughly mediated, how could we expect democracy to emerge in

community accountability alongside individual freedom.

political skills, democratic play, and governable stacks.

“The greater is the multiplicity of small affairs, the more do men, even without knowing it, acquire facility in prosecuting great undertakings in common. Civil associations, therefore, facilitate political association:

Causal “spillover effects” indicate that when people participate in local democratic activities, they are more likely to involve themselves in the affairs of government.

if people are given a real chance to self-govern, with the guidance and infrastructures they need to do so, they will rise to the occasion.

Anxieties about cancel culture should instead be anxieties about the fact that there is no better recourse, that people feel powerless to address conflict in a proportionate, deliberate way.

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The modules available for Decidim reflect its diverse uses: assemblies, participatory budgeting, structured debates, permissionless initiatives, petitions, juries, delegative voting, crowdsourcing, and more.