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<p><span class="autocomment">Class Discussion</span></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The political realm has been a touchstone for the hopes for the transformative power of the Internet in promoting democracy, enabling better-informed debate, and in promoting better governance through transparency. Do the anecdotes of progress and YouTube videos tracking bumbling politicians suggest that a revolution is underway, or just a new venue for attack ads and misinformation campaigns? <br /> <br /> <br /> == Readings ==<br /> <br /> * John Palfrey - Blog Post: [http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2004/12/10/working-hypothesis-v20/ The Internet&#039;s Effect on Politics: A Working Hypothesis, v2.0 (2004)]<br /> <br /> * Marshall Ganz - [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/events/2008/12/internetandpolitics/ganz Building Collective Capacity: New Forms of Political Organizing] (video)<br /> <br /> * Jeremy Bird - [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/events/2008/12/internetandpolitics/bird Building Collective Capacity: New Forms of Political Organizing] (video)<br /> <br /> * Steven Johnson - [http://extremedemocracy.com/chapters/Chapter%20Six-Emergence.pdf &quot;Two Ways to Emerge, and How to Tell the Difference Between Them&quot; from Extreme Democracy]<br /> <br /> == Additional Resources ==<br /> * [http://www.shirky.com/writings/powerlaw_weblog.html Clay Shirky&#039;s Powerlaw paper]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/wiki07/index.php?title=Local_Up_Working_Group_Notes Great working group notes on local action]<br /> <br /> * [http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21956_Reuters_Doctoring_Photos_from_Beirut&amp;only Doctored photos from Beirut]<br /> <br /> * [http://h2obeta.law.harvard.edu/115265 Tools and Resources for Democracy Building and Civic Engagement]<br /> <br /> * Joi Ito - [http://joi.ito.com/static/emergentdemocracy.html Emergent Democracy]<br /> <br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiotic_democracy Wikipedia: Semiotic Democracy]<br /> <br /> * John Palfrey - [http://media-cyber.law.harvard.edu/Beyond%20Broadcast%202007/03-sotu_john_palfrey.mov The State of the Union: Politics and the Internet] (video) <br /> <br /> * Cass R. Sunstein [http://www.bostonreview.net/BR26.3/sunstein.html The Daily We - Is the Internet really a blessing for democracy?]<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> == Topical Links ==<br /> <br /> == Links from Class ==<br /> <br /> == Class Discussion ==</div>

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