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

9780197568798 (ebook)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.

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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.

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January 06, 2022

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