Democracy

A Tocqueville for our timeMIT historian’s re-evaluation of Democracy in America emphasizes Alexis de Tocqueville’s doubts and concerns about politics in the United States.

Face valueStudy shows that low-information voters are most likely to be swayed by candidates’ appearances.

Facing the futureWael Ghonim, the Google executive and lauded online activist behind Egypt’s democracy movement, urges ‘action’ during a time of uncertainty.

Democracy put to the testMIT field experiment asks: What happens when people gain the ability to govern themselves?

What’s new at the MIT Center for Future Civic Media?Chris Csikszentmihályi, director of the Center for Future Civic Media, hosts this presentation by the MIT Communications Forum and the Center for Future Civic Media