Moore on the Role of OpenCongress and Free Law Services in eParticipation
David Moore of the Participatory Politics Foundation has posted Yochai Benkler: Blueprint for Democratic Participation, on the OpenCongress Blog.
In this post, Mr. Moore describes Professor Benkler's presentation entitled Blueprint for Democratic Participation, at the 2012 Guardian Activate Summit, on 3 May 2012, in New York.
Mr. Moore elaborates on two key empirical findings reported in Professor Benkler's talk: that during the anti-SOPA/PIPA movement of 2011-2012, very large numbers of citizens used OpenCongress and other free law services to read the proposed legislation as part of a process of informing themselves about the issues; and that the eparticipation functions of OpenCongress and other free civic-engagement services played a crucial role in enabling citizens to deliberate about the issues and to express their views about the legislation to members of Congress.
For more information, please see the complete post.
HT @ppolitics.