Title: The future of teledemocracy / Ted Becker and Christa Daryl Slaton.
Authors: Becker, Theodore L. 1932-; Slaton, Christa Daryl.
Publisher: Praeger,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Democracy; Information technology Political aspects; Telecommunication Political aspects.; Communication in politics Technological innovations.
Contents: Our past and present journey into the "unconventional politics of the future" -- pt. I. Introduction to the new physics and new democratic paradigm. The emergence and components of the new democratic paradigm: historical surges and visions of the future -- The new physics as the scientific foundation for the new democratic paradigm -- pt. II. Synergizing teledemocracy: scientific deliberative polling + comprehensive electronic town meetings + the Internet = critical mass. Empowering citizens by televoting: an experiment in scientific deliberative polling -- The untapped potential of interactive TV town meetings and public hearings -- The first step toward synergy: collaborative designs for advanced, genuine electronic town meetings (ETMs) -- Beyond ETMs: synergizing future teledemocracies via computers -- pt. III. The new democratic paradigm in the 21st century: another step in the right direction. The future of teledemocracy: entering the post-hierarchical age.