Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 83 Rushkoff, Douglas 1961 Open Source Democracy: How online communication is changing offline politics Reading ease score: 48.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. "Open Source Democracy: How online communication is changing offline politics" by Douglas Rushkoff is a thought-provoking exploration of how the rise of interactive media and the internet has transformed the political landscape. Written in the early 21st century, the book functions as a scientific publication that delves into the interplay of technology and democracy, showcasing the potential for online communication to foster civic engagement and reshape political narratives. Throughout the book, Rushkoff examines the implications of interactive technology on societal structures and communication. He argues that traditional narratives propagated by mainstream media are increasingly challenged by diverse viewpoints emerging from the internet. The text illustrates how online platforms enable citizens to bypass traditional gatekeepers and engage directly in political discourse, fostering a new cooperative ethos that promotes democracy. By analyzing historical narratives and current events, including the impacts of globalization and the attention economy, Rushkoff advocates for an open-source approach to democracy, where individuals can collaboratively shape their societal context and address contemporary challenges in an interconnected world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Democracy Information society Information society -- Political aspects Information technology -- Political aspects Political participation HM Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 147099 147083 2024-10-05T06:26:07.398494 2023-10-05T06:55:24.172096 text/html text/html 147092 147076 2024-10-05T06:26:07.748498 2023-10-05T06:55:24.334093 text/html text/html 156098 2024-10-05T06:26:15.657439 application/epub+zip 156683 2024-10-05T06:26:12.450456 application/epub+zip 112166 2024-10-05T06:26:10.457450 application/epub+zip 396384 2024-10-05T06:26:17.952440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387254 2024-10-05T06:26:14.695433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221781 2022-09-05T09:47:23.351176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132789 132817 2024-10-05T06:26:07.039484 2023-10-05T06:55:23.999111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 133833 2020-12-20T04:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49752 2020-12-20T04:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19937 2024-10-05T06:26:18.348404 application/rdf+xml 26031 2024-10-05T06:26:11.306439 image/jpeg 4627 2024-10-05T06:26:10.883449 image/jpeg 155378 2024-10-05T06:26:07.761533 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia