Next Generation Democracy: What the Open-Source Revolution Means for Politics, Power, and Change
Published by Bloomsbury, New York, 2010
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First American edition. Foreword by Tim O'Reilly. Octavo. xiv, 272pp. Fine in glossy wrappers.
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- Title
- Next Generation Democracy: What the Open-Source Revolution Means for Politics, Power, and Change
- Author
- DUVAL, Jared
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury, New York
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Softcover
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- 1608190668
- ISBN 13
- 9781608190669
- Edition
- 1st Edition
The challenges of the twenty-first century are of an unprecedented scale. Climate change, financial instability, the housing crisis, the need for health careall of these are political issues that could be managed with ease if they were occurring on a much smaller scale. But with a huge global population and inextricable connections between the issues, our old tools for change look increasingly blunt. Many of the large bodies we once appointed to manage our common problemsincluding national governments have begun to fail at critical moments.
But there is good news: We can use our vast size and complexity to our advantage. Drawing on the lessons of open source technology, social change leader Jared Duval offers an inspiring call to action. Next Generation Democracy chronicles some of the watershed events, such as Hurricane Katrina, during which centralized leadership was not enough, and then tells the success stories of the leaders, both inside the government and out, who are finding effective, directly democratic ways to address our public challenges. Telling the stories of participatory organizations such as SeeClickFix and America Speaks, Duval describes a new approach to solving complex problems that draws on the contributions of vast and diverse communities of engaged citizens. An artful blend of personal writing, journalism, and political argument, Next Generation Democracy not only gives us a vision of a brighter future, it inspires us to be a part of it.
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About the Author
Jared Duval is a Fellow at Demos, a New York based think tank where he is helping to build a first-of-its-kind fellowship program for young authors. He was the National Director of the Sierra Student Coalition, the national student chapter of the Sierra Club and the largest student environmental organization in America. A recipient of the David Brower Youth Award and the Morris K. Udall and Harry S. Truman scholarships, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Wheaton College in Massachusetts in 2005. A Trustee of the Orton Family Foundation, Jared is a tenth-generation Vermonter. He currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
Jared Duval is a fellow at Demos, a New York think tank. From 2005 to 2007 he directed the Sierra Student Coalition, the national student chapter of the Sierra Club and the largest student environmental organization in America. He graduated summa cum laude from Wheaton College in Massachusetts in 2005. Originally from the Upper Connecticut River Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire, he currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
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