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Computers, Cables, And Citizenship: On The Desirability Of Instant Direct Democracy, Richard Dagger
Computers, Cables, And Citizenship: On The Desirability Of Instant Direct Democracy, Richard Dagger
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Mulford Sibley is not the sort of scholar who makes a career of elaborating variations on a theme. There are recurring themes in his work, however, and I want to sound two of them, participatory democracy and technology, in this essay. These themes may be joined in a number of ways, but here I shall take up only one - the possibility that advances in communications technology may actually promote democracy by extending and enhancing opportunities for political participation.