The citizen lobby from capacity to influence

The Internet holds endless opportunities for exchange and dialogue and the promise of developing a better democratic model. Day-to-day politics are largely driven by economic lobbies in the interest of what Habermas calls their "generalised particularism," the threat to take jobs and tax r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Olsen, Leif Thomas, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lüneburg : meson press [2015]
Colección:Media, democracy & political process series
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436040706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword 9
  • Executive summary 11
  • [1] The framework: From parliamentary democracy to the Citizen Lobby 15
  • [2] Jürgen Habermas: The public sphere and its communicative action 37
  • [3] Information and computer technology: How is ICT changing the political playing field? 59
  • [4] Peer-to-peer: Is P2P the future mode of democratic action? 83
  • [5] Liquid Democracy: The term, the systems, supporters and critics 107
  • [6] Evolving relationships: The model leading to the model 119
  • [7] The Citizen Lobby: The model, the process and the costs 135
  • Appendices 151
  • Literature Reference List 163.