An edition of Empowering public wisdom (2012)

Empowering public wisdom

a practical vision of citizen-led politics

Empowering public wisdom
Tom Atlee, Tom Atlee
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An edition of Empowering public wisdom (2012)

Empowering public wisdom

a practical vision of citizen-led politics

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Evolver Editions
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English

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Table of Contents

Preface
Manifesto: a call to establish a legitimate, wise, powerful collective voice of the people
Democracy is about power and the people
Direct democracy, representative democracy, and their shadows
Why we need public wisdom
Public wisdom: its role, its sources and its limitations
Citizenship and the random selection of ad hoc mini publics
Citizen deliberative councils: their character, variety and history
How citizen deliberative councils could and should be used
Public empowerment, public engagement, and the role of journalism
Polarization, transpartisanship, and public wisdom
Wisdom councils in 100 cities; with study circles, world cafes, and open space to engage the public with the results
Deliberation for direct democracy
Empowered public wisdom rising from the grassroots
A new branch of government?
Protecting the power and integrity of public wisdom
What role will you play?
Appendices
An annotated list of powerful participatory processes, with links
Some areas for research and development.

Edition Notes

Published in
Berkeley, Calif

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
321.8
Library of Congress
JC423 .A82 2012, JC423.A82 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25206521M
ISBN 13
9781583945001
LCCN
2012004365

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