Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 169 Rushkoff, Douglas 1961 Open Source Democracy: How online communication is changing offline politics "Open Source Democracy: How online communication is changing offline politics" by Douglas Rushkoff is a thought-provoking exploration of how the rise of interactive media and the internet has transformed the political landscape. Written in the early 21st century, the book functions as a scientific publication that delves into the interplay of technology and democracy, showcasing the potential for online communication to foster civic engagement and reshape political narratives. Throughout the book, Rushkoff examines the implications of interactive technology on societal structures and communication. He argues that traditional narratives propagated by mainstream media are increasingly challenged by diverse viewpoints emerging from the internet. The text illustrates how online platforms enable citizens to bypass traditional gatekeepers and engage directly in political discourse, fostering a new cooperative ethos that promotes democracy. By analyzing historical narratives and current events, including the impacts of globalization and the attention economy, Rushkoff advocates for an open-source approach to democracy, where individuals can collaboratively shape their societal context and address contemporary challenges in an interconnected world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Democracy Information society Information society -- Political aspects Information technology -- Political aspects Political participation HM Text Category: Politics Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 147255 2025-08-05T04:57:29.642642 text/html 147092 147076 2024-11-05T06:20:48.004594 2023-10-05T06:55:24.334093 text/html text/html 156176 2025-08-05T04:57:36.168605 application/epub+zip 156683 2025-08-05T04:57:33.134637 application/epub+zip 112167 2025-08-05T04:57:31.897613 application/epub+zip 396352 2025-08-05T04:57:38.157591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387270 2025-08-05T04:57:35.238600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221781 2022-09-05T09:47:23.351176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132776 2025-08-05T04:57:29.328652 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112299 2024-10-28T18:01:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17582 2025-08-05T04:57:38.314580 application/rdf+xml 26031 2025-08-05T04:57:32.421599 image/jpeg 4627 2025-08-05T04:57:32.156642 image/jpeg 155443 2025-08-05T04:57:29.657620 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia