We've assembled a sampling of recent Internet and politics-related activities and writings from the Berkman community...
The Internet & Democracy blog announces the release of Robert Faris and Bruce Etling's paper, “Madison and the Smart Mob: The Promise and Limitations of the Internet for Democracy.”
Personal Democracy Forum has released Rebooting America, including essays from Yochai Benkler, danah boyd, Gene Koo, David Weinberger, and many more.
Victoria Stodden on the Potential of the Internet 1:10:08
Ellen Miller, Mike Klein, Micah Sifry, and Andrew Rasiej discussed how technology can create transparency in the American political process.
Internet & Society 2004: Votes, Bits & Bytes. How are technologies changing politics, both in the U.S. and abroad? The purpose of this conference is to take a skeptical, results-oriented look at the current state of politics after the 2004 election and from an international perspective in terms of issue-based campaigns, emerging business models, and new tools that affect politics both online and off.
The Internet and Democracy Project is an initiative that will examine how the Internet influences democratic norms and modes, including its impact on civil society, citizen media, government transparency, and the rule of law, with a focus on the Middle East.
The Net Dialogue project strives to encourage greater public access to Net-related rulemaking by intergovernmental organizations, and to engage technologists and policymakers in exploring ways to protect core freedoms in the Information Society.
