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Electronic Democracy: CPSR Summer Newsletter
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 23:44:58 -0700
From: dfickeisen@Sunnyside.COM (Duane Fickeisen)
To: "Multiple recipients of list cpsr-announce@cpsr.org"
Announcing The CPSR Newsletter, Summer 1996
Electronic Democracy Guest Editor: Hans Klein, Director at Large, CPSR
"We believe that democracy is enhanced when people are informed about issues, when there is a high level of public debate, when residents organize in support of their positions, and when citizens evaluate public officials and then hold them accountable for the effects of their decisions. One of the most powerful arguments for the creation of the new National Information Infrastructure (NII) is that it will strengthen democracy: Access to information will make people better informed, and two-way communication will facilitate broader participation in policy discussions and decision making." --Steve Miller, Civilizing Cyperspace
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This issue features the following articles:
The Building Blocks of Electronic Democracy: Electronic Voting is NOT Electronic Democracy by Steve Miller, MassNetworks and CPSR Board Member
Using the Internet to Shape an Informed Electorate by Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation
THOMAS: A System by the People, for the People by Audrey Fischer and Edward Ohnemus, Library of Congress
CTCNet and the Movement for Democracy by Peter Miller, CTCNet
The Civic Practices Network: Social Learning for a New Citizenship by Carmen Sirianni, Lewis Friedland, and Melissa Bass, Civic Practices Network
Democracy and "Democracyware" by Doug Schuler, author of New Community Networks and former chair of CPSR
The Information Highway from Hell: A Worst-Case Scenario by Jeff Johnson, Software designer and former chair of CPSR
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Members of CPSR should receive their copies by mail in the next few days. To learn more about becoming a member of CPSR, which includes a subscription to the Newsletter, send e-mail to: cpsr-info@cpsr.org
Or point your web browser to http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr.html
To receive the Summer Newsletter, send your address and payment of US$5.00 (check, VISA, or MasterCard) to: CPSR; PO Box 717; Palo Alto, CA 94302.
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Reminder: CPSR's Annual Meeting Conference, Communications Unleashed, will be held October 19-20 at Georgetown University. See our web page for program information and registration or send e-mail to cpsrannmtg@cpsr.org. The deadline for early registration at reduced rates is Sept. 19. ```
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