Accelerating Democracy
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Accelerating Democracy
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Author : John O. McGinnis
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013
Accelerating Democracy written by John O. McGinnis and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Law categories.
Explains how politicians and citizens can use technology to enhance American democracy.
Liberal Democracy And The Social Acceleration Of Time
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Author : William E. Scheuerman
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2020-06-09
Liberal Democracy And The Social Acceleration Of Time written by William E. Scheuerman and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-09 with Political Science categories.
"A fine contribution to the literature on the problems of modern liberal democracy."—Choice The pace of American society has quickened exponentially since the Founding Fathers first mapped the constitution. Information travels at the speed of light; so does money. We can hop from one side of the country to the other in a matter of hours, contact our elected officials instantaneously, and share our views with thousands of people at the touch of a button. Both academia and the popular media have grappled with the consequences of this acceleration on every aspect of contemporary life. Most pressing, however, may be its impact on political life. In Liberal Democracy and the Social Acceleration of Time, William Scheuerman offers a sophisticated assessment of the implications of social and technological celerity in the operation of liberal democracies. Specifically, he asks what is acceleration's main impact on the traditional liberal democratic model of the separation of powers? According to Scheuerman, high speed has created an imbalance. The executive branch was intended to react with dispatch; by contrast, legislatures and the courts were designed to be more deliberate and thoughtful. While this system of checks and balances was effective in the age of horse and buggy, Scheuerman argues that the very features that were these institutions' strengths may now be a liability. Throughout this book, Scheuerman offers a constructive critique which articulates ways in which "liberal democracy might be recalibrated in accordance with the tempo of modern society.
Empires Of Speed
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Author : Robert Hassan
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009
Empires Of Speed written by Robert Hassan and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
The beginning of the 21st century is witnessing the emergence of a social, political and technological revolution in networked computing. We now live in a networked society, but it functions and develops at such an accelerating rate that it becomes increasingly difficult to adequately understand the nature of this radical society. "Empires of Speed" is the first book to analyse the far-reaching transformations of speed-filled everyday life. In a compelling study Hassan shows that we are leaving behind a modern world based upon the time of the clock, and are entering a new and volatile phase where an accelerating network time poses fundamental economic and political challenges in our postmodern world, challenges we barely comprehend and are thus woefully unprepared for.
The Politics Of Speed
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Author : Simon Glezos
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-03-01
The Politics Of Speed written by Simon Glezos and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Political Science categories.
Everyone agrees that the world is accelerating. With advances in communication, transportation and information processing technologies, it is clear that the pace of events in global politics is speeding up at an alarming rate. The implications of this new speed however, continue to be a significant source of debate. Will acceleration lead to a more interconnected, productive, peaceful, and humane world; or a nightmarish descent into ecological devastation, economic exploitation and increasingly violent warfare? The Politics of Speed attempts to map the contours of the new global space of speed, and investigates key issue areas – including democratic governance, warfare, capitalism, globalization and transnational activism – to uncover the ways in which acceleration is shaping the world. The book uses contemporary political theory (especially the works of Deleuze and Guattari) to develop an ontological account of speed, showing how its effects are frequently far more complex and surprising than we might expect. The result is an attempt to craft a way of engaging with global acceleration that might help avoid the dangers of speed, while embracing the possibilities it provides us with to produce a safer, more egalitarian, democratic and pluralistic world.
Digital Democracy
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Author : John Wihbey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Digital Democracy written by John Wihbey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Knight Foundation's historic $50 million investments in 2019, aimed at accelerating a new field of research at the intersection of technology and democracy, have shown encouraging early signs. This report examines progress among the major research institutions that were funded, considers how the grantees responded under challenging conditions through mid-2020, and details concerns and emerging issues that might be addressed in the coming years.
Advancing Democracy Building Prosperity
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Advancing Democracy Building Prosperity written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Economic assistance, American categories.
Adaptations
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Author : Chris Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2019-08-22
Adaptations written by Chris Nelson and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-22 with Political Science categories.
This short book leads the reader on a 'guided tour' of some of the great issues facing us in the 21st century, and differing views of the best way to adapt to them. Issues relating to global warming climate change and how to respond//issues relating to the environmental limits to growth and how to respond/displacement of workers by automation and how what to do/the high and rising debt ratios of governments and whether to tax the rich the same as everybody else/ differing views on the role of and need for regulation/differing views on the nature and role of democratic government (whether well run or synonymous with inefficiency, corruption, and waste as the purveyors of Reaganomics are still pushing on us 30 years onwards. Pride of place among these issues must probably be given to the issue of how best to manage (i.e. slow down) climate change. This book puts forward two original approaches for dealing with the problem, which mightt be considerably cheaper and more easy to apply than a full scale energy transition to renewables by the whole of the economy, especially the industrial part of it. In my humble opinion, all that is required to begin the meet the challenge of climate change is that "people of good will" be prepared to make sacrifices for the benefit of the whole of society in meeting this challenge. My approach may be applied singly or in combination as follows: - Respecting the limits to growth - giving workers/employees more time off from work/more leisure time/ instead of having them produce more material goods with their inevitable by-products of greenhouse gases emissions/pollution. - Hastening the movement towards a non-polluting post industrial information and service economy - accelerating and re-inforcing existing/underlying trends in the economy away from polluting goods producing industries towards non polluting labour intensive and also skill intensive services providing. Since many services cater to/are oriented to LEISURE time activities/passtimes/pursuits (e.g. restaurants, hotels, resorts, and other attractions) this strategy may be viewed as a natural complement to the more leisure time -for-all listed above. When it comes to specific industries that produce especially greenhouse pollution intensive products would it be reasonable to expect/hope that in a case where pollution and traffic congestion become excessively burdensome on the health and quality of life, these industries sacrifice some of their growth/profit objectives for the good of the whole locality/ community/society by either re-locating or by diversifying their product line into less polluting/non polluting but related products such as electric cars/and their improvements/or even moving into comparable technology intensive areas but producing not cars but renewable energy technologies and their applications/as well as clean up after ourselves technologies.
Accelerating India S Development
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Author : Karthik Muralidharan
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Release Date : 2024-03-28
Accelerating India S Development written by Karthik Muralidharan and has been published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-28 with Business & Economics categories.
Seventy-five years after Independence, India has much to be proud of. We are both the world’s biggest democracy and fastest-growing large economy. Yet, we face profound challenges that hinder both individual well-being and aggregate growth, including education and skills, health and nutrition, public safety, justice, social protection, and jobs. This seminal book systematically analyses India’s governance challenges, especially in delivering essential public services, and highlights how these are limiting India’s development. Drawing on a wealth of research and practical insights, it provides actionable, evidence-based strategies, emphasizing state-level reforms as critical for India’s advancement. Accelerating India’s Development is addressed to all Indians—leaders, officials, entrepreneurs, teachers, students, citizens, and civil society—and provides an urgent call to action. It argues that building an effective state is the great unfinished task of Indian democracy, because quality public services are key to translating the political equality of ‘One Person, One Vote’ into greater equality of opportunity for all Indians. Every chapter showcases the author’s dedication to bridging the gap between scholarly research, public understanding, and actionable governance. This book is a testament to cautious optimism and the belief that with the right public systems in place, India’s next twenty-five years can be a period of unprecedented growth and societal enrichment.
The A B C Of Democracy
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Author : Luca Belgiorno-Nettis
language : en
Publisher: Carlow Books
Release Date : 2021-08-31
The A B C Of Democracy written by Luca Belgiorno-Nettis and has been published by Carlow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-31 with Political Science categories.
A handbook for building a better democracy This is a learner’s guide to a better democracy. Sounds ambitious? It is. The catalyst for publishing this book is obvious. There’s no need to regurgitate the public’s disaffection with politics. Mired in the tawdry mechanics of political campaigning, and incapable of climbing out of cyclical electioneering contests, representative democracies are stuck in a rut. As Dawn Nakagawa, Vice President of the Berggruen Institute, writes, ‘Democratic reform is hard. We are very attached to our constitutions and institutions, even to the point of romanticising it all.’ This handbook is an introduction to minipublics – otherwise known as citizens’ juries or assemblies – interspersed with a few travel anecdotes to share the momentum behind the basic methodology of deliberative democracy. As the world accelerates into its digital future – with new modes of working, connecting and living – our parliaments remain relics from a primordial, ideological and adversarial age. Meanwhile urgent political challenges are stumbling to half-solutions in slow-motion. Collaboration amongst us humans in the Anthropocene is no longer just nice-to-have. Luca Belgiorno-Nettis is the Managing Director of Transfield Holdings, and Prisma Investment – a private family office. In 2004 he founded the newDemocracy Foundation, a non-for-profit research organisation focused on political reform. In 2009 he was awarded an AM for his work in arts and the community generally, and in 2014 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Western Sydney University. Kyle Redman is the Research and Design Program Manager at the newDemocracy Foundation. An internationally recognised expert on minipublics, his research into deliberative democracy and real-world experimentation seeks to challenge how we ‘do democracy’.
High Speed Society
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Author : Hartmut Rosa
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
High Speed Society written by Hartmut Rosa and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Science categories.
Everywhere, life seems to be speeding up: we talk of &“fast food&” and &“speed dating.&” But what does the phenomenon of social acceleration really entail, and how new is it? While much has been written about our high-speed society in the popular media, serious academic analysis has lagged behind, and what literature there is comes more from Europe than from America. This collection of essays is a first step toward exposing readers on this side of the Atlantic to the importance of this phenomenon and toward developing some preliminary conceptual categories for better understanding it. Among the major questions the volume addresses are these: Is acceleration occurring across all sectors of society and all dimensions of life, or is it affecting some more than others? Where is life not speeding up, and what results from this disparity? What are the fundamental causes of acceleration, as well as its consequences for everyday experience? How does it affect our political and legal institutions? How much speed can we tolerate? The volume tackles these questions in three sections. Part 1 offers a selection of astute early analyses of acceleration as experienced in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Part 2 samples recent attempts at analyzing social acceleration, including translations of the work of leading European thinkers. Part 3 explores acceleration&’s political implications.