Designing for democracy : how to build community in digital environments / Jennifer Forestal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forestal, Jennifer, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in digital politics.

Oxford studies in digital politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information society--Political aspects.

Information society.

Political participation--Technological innovations.

Political participation.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

How should we 'fix' digital technologies to support democracy instead of undermining it? In 'Designing for Democracy', Jennifer Forestal argues that accurately evaluating the democratic potential of digital spaces means studying how the built environment - a primary component of our 'modern public square' - structures our activity, shapes our attitudes, and supports the kinds of relationships and behaviours democracy requires. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, she argues that 'democratic spaces' must be designed with three environmental characteristics that, taken together, afford users the ability to engage in fundamental civic practices.

Contents:

Cover

Series

Designing for Democracy

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Digital Technologies and the Problem of Democracy

2. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Facebook, Boundaries, and Forming Communities

3. Sustaining Democracy: Durability, Attachment, and Twitter

4. r/​democracy: Flexible Spaces, Experimental Habits, and the Problem of Self-​Segregation

5. Democracy for Profit?: Control, Community, and the Role of Algorithms

6. "Make No Little Plans": Designing the Future of Democracy

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-756879-3

0-19-756878-5

OCLC:

1260693252