{"product_id":"designing-for-democracy-how-to-build-community-in-digital-environments-paperback","title":"Designing for Democracy: How to Build Community in Digital Environments - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Forestal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How should we \"fix\" digital technologies to support democracy instead of undermining it? In\u003cem\u003e Designing for Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 behaviors democracy requires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile many scholars and practitioners are attentive to the role of design in shaping behavior, they have yet to fully engage with the question of what structures are required to support democratic communities--and how to build them. Forestal closes this gap by providing a new theory of democratic space. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including architecture, psychology, and the history of political thought, she argues that \"democratic spaces\" must be designed with three environmental characteristics--boundaries, durability, and flexibility--that, taken together, afford users the ability to engage in fundamental civic practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough extended analyses of Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, Forestal shows precisely how well these digital platforms meet the criteria for democratic spaces, or whether they do so at all. The result is a more nuanced analysis of the democratic communities that form--or fail to emerge--in these spaces, as well as more concrete suggestions for how to improve them. In connecting the built environment, digital technologies, and democratic theory, \u003cem\u003eDesigning for Democracy \u003c\/em\u003eprovides blueprints for democracy in a digital age.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Forestal\u003c\/strong\u003e is Helen Houlahan Rigali Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.28 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45828910973125,"sku":"9780197568767","price":69.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/a8NsckF5_H9780197568767.webp?v=1771178430","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/designing-for-democracy-how-to-build-community-in-digital-environments-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}