TY - BOOK ID - 100032231 TI - Designing for democracy : how to build community in digital environments PY - 2022 SN - 0197568785 0197568793 PB - New York, New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Information society KW - Political participation KW - Democracy. KW - Political aspects. KW - Technological innovations. KW - Self-government KW - Political science KW - Equality KW - Representative government and representation KW - Republics KW - Citizen participation KW - Community action KW - Community involvement KW - Community participation KW - Involvement, Community KW - Mass political behavior KW - Participation, Citizen KW - Participation, Community KW - Participation, Political KW - Political activity KW - Political behavior KW - Political rights KW - Social participation KW - Political activists KW - Politics, Practical UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:100032231 AB - 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. ER -