Cyberdemocracy

This book is explicitly modernist at a time when many scholars have either forgotten the emancipatory promise of the Enlightenment or railed against it in the name of postmodernism. The book, broadly, adopts a hybrid epistemology that utilises the critical insights of Geisteswissenschaften Tradition (Weberian 'Ideal-Type Analysis') and the Habermas (1988) notions of the 'public sphere' and deliberative/dialogic democracy ('ideal speech') to advance a general proposition of democratic renewal by way of cyberdemocracy. Curiously, as democracy spreads across the world in the age of globalisation, it has also been accompanied by increased discontent with democratic systems. To that end, this book is not overly concerned with saving democracy beyond the liberal representative model, rather the focus is on how modern representative democracy has failed and how cyberdemocracy might function as a more effective model that truly represents the people by broadening participation and reflexivedeliberation.

Explores crucial questions related to the fading myth of representative democracy Adopts a conceptual framework that incorporates a body of evidence to critically evaluate both forms of democracy Focuses on how modern representative democracy has failed and how cyberdemocracy might function

Autorentext

Harem Karem has recently obtained his Ph.D. in the United Kingdom. He is currently the executive director of a national NGO that focuses on research, training, and media. Formerly, Harem worked as a journalist covering the Middle East and worked as a researcher with a particular focus on democracy and elections.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Democracy with an 'E'.- Chapter 3: The Enlightenment & Beyond.- Chapter 4: Representative Democracy & Crisis.- Chapter 5: The Public Sphere & Global Capital.- Chapter 6: Deliberative Democracy.- Chapter 7: Therorising the Cyberdemocratic Terrain.- Chapter 8: Civic Engagement & the Privitisation of the Public Sphere.- Chapter 9: The Westminster Model: Points & Issues.- Chapter 10: Cyberdemocracy and the Public Sphere.- Chapter 11: The Cyberdemocratic Future: Some Final Thoughts.