Democratic Societal Collaboration in a Whitewater World
Democratic Societal Collaboration in a Whitewater World
Technological, natural, and political transformations generate radical contingencies, accompanied by sudden and regular shocks to society, making it difficult for individuals and communities to know how to adapt and protect themselves from the downstream consequences of change. We argue that a necessary step in preparing for the world we live in are societal collaborations in the service of democracy, collaborations using digital and other technologies not previously available. To determine how to build such societal collaborations, we build on thinking in three domains: pragmatism, arguments about building and sustaining the commons, and research on organizational cultures and institutional design that facilitate collective action that goes beyond the narrow self-interest of those engaged in the action.
Keywords: pragmatic democracy, reskilling, societal collaboration, participatory democracy, expanded community, learning at scale
Chicago Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
