TL;DR
The paper discusses the concept of Emergent Democracy, highlighting how Internet tools like blogs could foster new democratic forms while addressing associated privacy and societal concerns.
Contribution
It introduces the idea of Emergent Democracy and analyzes how Internet communication platforms can support democratic development and its potential challenges.
Findings
Internet tools can support emergent democratic processes
Potential risks include privacy breaches and misuse by malicious entities
Historical context of democracy informs current technological developments
Abstract
This essay argues that a new form of democracy - an "Emergent Democracy" - will develop as a result of the use of Internet communication tools and platforms such as blogs. The essay explores a variety of tools available and explores the history of democracy, modern experiments with democracy and how these tools might support democracy. The essay also explores concerns as these new tools emerge. These issues include concerns such as privacy and the societally negative use of these tools by corporations, totalitarian regimes and terrorists.
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Taxonomy
TopicsSocial Media and Politics · Political theory and Gramsci