Rediscovering the Pleasures of Pluralism: The Potential of Digitally Mediated Civic Participation — Digitalist Papers
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Rediscovering the Pleasures of Pluralism: The Potential of Digitally Mediated Civic Participation — Digitalist Papers
along with political skills, the production of alternatives must involve dimensions of ritual, devotional commitments, and structures of belief.
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
There is evidence that participatory exercises tied to formal decision making processes - from participatory budgeting (C. Johnson, Carlson, and Reynolds 2021) to deliberative polling (Fishkin et al. 2024; “Collective Intelligence Case Studies,” n.d.) - lead to increased democratic engagement and satisfaction. This has the effect of bolstering... See more
Position Paper on Deliberative Tech_Apr 3 Convening
In the civic sphere, we know there’s a massive tension between the appetite for more participatory democracy and the systems and roadblocks in place. In a world where multiplayer mode was the true norm, collective decision-making would become the cornerstone of our political process, with citizens much more actively involved in shaping policies and... See more