Democracy Future

Hong Kong was an experiment in governance. Handed back to China in 1997 after 156 years of British rule, it was meant to be a carve-out between hostile systems: a bridge between communism and capitalism, authoritarianism and liberal democracy. “One country, two systems” kept its media free, its courts independent and its protests boisterous, designed also to convince Taiwan of a peaceful solution to Beijing’s desire for reunification. In Among the Braves, Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin tell the story of Hong Kong’s past.

Unlock the future of democracy with "Blockchain Revolution in Voting," a groundbreaking exploration into how blockchain technology is poised to reshape the electoral landscape. This eBook dives deep into the intersection of governance and cutting-edge technology, offering a thorough analysis of blockchain's role in creating secure, transparent, and efficient voting systems. Begin your journey with an introduction to blockchain’s fundamentals and its potential to overhaul the traditional voting infrastructure. Explore the evolving dynamics of voting systems and discover where governance ...

Democracy cannot thrive with 19th-century tools. Yet, the United States continues to rely on outdated voting infrastructure, fragile electoral safeguards, and a system of governance that increasingly exposes its vulnerabilities rather than fortifies its strengths. From the chaos of hanging chads in 2000 to the specter of foreign interference in 2016 and 2020, the nation’s electoral processes have been undermined by inefficiencies, errors, and a growing crisis of trust. Even more troubling, the American presidential system, long praised as a bastion of democratic governance, now stands as ...

Feel empowered—not overwhelmed—by today’s political landscape. Showing Up for Democracy is an engaging, optimistic guide proving that small actions can make a real difference—starting in your community. This book isn’t about politics—it’s about PEOPLE. It’s about YOU. In a time when local politics and democratic governance are often lost in the chaos of social media, this book offers a clear path forward. Move beyond the noise and take meaningful steps to protect values like freedom of speech and equality.

A society run by an operating system... A world without politicians... Digital Alternative is a new movement that intends to revolutionise politics... by doing away with politics. To achieve those aims it counts on a formidable instrument: The Network, an operating system that will rule over the whole planet with chilling efficiency, despite its humble origins as a buggy strategy game developed by a geeky teenager. Split between the 21st and the 24th centuries The Algorithm of Power describes a future that is not democratic and where the government has no use for torture, gulags or a secret...

In this lively and illuminating book, historian Sophia Rosenfeld explores a long-standing and largely unspoken tension at the heart of democracy between the supposed wisdom of the crowd and the need for information to be vetted and evaluated by a learned elite made up of trusted experts.

Forced to become a normal citizen, the exiled son of the late Shah of Iran attempts to provide understanding and direction for his country and its people.

The last half of the twentieth century has been an era of democratic triumph. The main antidemocratic regimes - communist, fascist, Nazi - have disappeared, and new democracies are emerging vigorously or tenatively throughout the world. In this accessible and authoratative book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time provides a primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is valuable, how it works, and what challenges it confronts in the future.

The Devil's Last Dance By M. Fenton Deutsch The world is teetering on the edge of chaos. Former leaders are becoming dictators, billionaires are fleeing to Mars as Earth burns, and nuclear powers rattle their weapons. Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than our wisdom can keep up, and environmental systems are crashing. Democracy is crumbling, while mass starvation accelerates, barely mentioned in the media. It’s enough to make even the most optimistic question everything. But what if this moment isn’t the end of the world? What if we’re witnessing the dismantling of the old ...

From the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union to the ongoing struggle for human rights in the Middle East, Condoleezza Rice has served on the front lines of history. As a child, she was an eyewitness to a third awakening of freedom, when her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, became the epicenter of the civil rights movement for black Americans. In this book, Rice explains what these epochal events teach us about democracy.

Deep new rifts are tearing apart the fabric of Britain and other Western societies: thriving cities versus the provinces, the highly skilled elite versus the less educated, wealthy versus developing countries. As these divides deepen, we have lost the sense of ethical obligation to others that was crucial to the rise of post-war social democracy. So far these rifts have been answered only by the revivalist ideologies of populism and socialism, leading to the seismic upheavals of Trump, Brexit and the return of the far right in Germany.

At a time when Americans are debating the future of public education, Johann N. Neem tells the inspiring story of how and why Americans built a robust public school system in the decades between the Revolution and the Civil War. It’s a story in which ordinary people in towns across the country worked together to form districts and build schoolhouses and reformers sought to expand tax support and give every child a liberal education. By the time of the Civil War, most northern states had made common schools free, and many southern states were heading in the same direction.

Ancient Greece first coined the concept of democracy, yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker - from Plato and Aristotle onward - was ambivalent toward or even hostile to democracy in any form. The explanation for this is quite simple: The elite perceived majority power as tantamount to a dictatorship of the proletariat. In ancient Greece, there can be traced not only the rudiments of modern democratic society but the entire Western tradition of antidemocratic thought.

Ready for a new American Dream? So is best-selling author and futurist Cynthia L Elliott. Her latest book shares a searingly honest and visionary analysis of how to confront our most significant challenges and rebuild the American Dream for future generations. This book, already a #1 best-seller in new releases, offers a unique perspective on the role of Conscious AI in shaping a promising future. Get inspired with A New American Dream: Conscious AI For A Future Full Of Promise from the Conversation Starters Book Series to benefit the SoulTech Foundation. Suppose you enjoy frank, analytical...

They say we live in a democracy. We are free, and we should be grateful. But just how “free” are we? How democratic are our so-called “democracies”? Is it enough to simply elect our leaders and sit back, helpless, as they rule over us like dictators? What good is selecting our politicians, if we cannot control our media, police, or soldiers?

The respected Italian economist and journalist offers a bold and provocative argument that the speed of technological transformation is threatening our future.

Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, suddenly, around the turn of the millennium, history reversed. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in freefall. This is not the first time the global order has witnessed such a dramatic rise and fall. The Roman Empire followed a similar arc from dizzying power to disintegration - a fact that is more than a strange historical coincidence.

The United States is in a partisan gridlock. As our constitutional principles erode away and the decline of civic engagement threatens the foundation of American democracy, navy veteran turned preservation leader Michael Bedenbaugh presents a compelling vision for the future of our country.

Figura central de la transición a la democracia en nuestro país y dirigente de la izquierda mexicana, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, en este nuevo libro, hace una revisión histórica y crítica del proceso revolucionario iniciado en 1910.

With unparalleled access to Taiwan’s political leaders and a deep understanding of the island’s history and culture, Professor Kerry Brown provides an updated reading of Taiwan, its twenty-three million people, and how they navigate being caught in this frightening geopolitical standoff. This is the essential book delving into Taiwan’s unique story, buried beneath the headlines, told in an accessible, expert and urgent way.