Transforming governance: how can technology help reshape democracy?

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Transforming governance: how can technology help reshape democracy?
Abstract
Around the world, people are asking how we can make democracy work in new and better ways. We are frustrated by political systems in which voting is the only legitimate political act, concerned that many republics don’t have the strength or appeal to withstand authoritarian figures, and disillusioned by the inability of many countries to address the fundamental challenges of health, education and economic development. If we want to create democracies in which citizens have meaningful roles in shaping public decisions and solving public problems, we should be asking a number of questions about civic tech, including: • How can online tools best support new forms of democracy? • What are the examples of how this has happened? • What are some variables to consider in comparing these examples? • How can we learn from each other as we move forward? This background note has been developed to help democratic innovators explore these questions and examine how their work can provide answers.
Date
2016-06
Publisher
Institute of Development Studies
Language
en
Short Title
Transforming governance
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20/07/2016, 08:39
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opendocs.ids.ac.uk
Citation
Leighninger, M. (2016, June). Transforming governance: how can technology help reshape democracy? http://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/123456789/11738