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The Data Driving Democracy

Understanding How the Internet Is Transforming Politics and Civic Engagement
Author
Christina Couch
Project
Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship
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Table of Contents

Summary

Introduction and Context

Report Goals and Methodology

Data for Digital Age Democracy

Key Insights: What Can These Data Tell Us?

Barriers and Challenges

Data Access
Ethical Challenges
Research Infrastructure Insufficiencies

Potential Solutions

Data Sharing Initiatives
Regulation and Legal Solutions

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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Topics
Democracy & Justice
Science & Technology

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Project

Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship

The bipartisan Commission issued Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century to both strengthen institutions and bolster civil society. Work is underway to advance initiatives rooted in that report that will help make the nation emerge as a more resilient democracy by 2026, the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Chairs
Danielle Allen, Stephen B. Heintz, and Eric P. Liu
Democracy & Justice