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Democracy after the Internet - Brazil between Facts, Norms, and Code

By Samantha S. Moura Ribeiro (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-33592-6, 978-3-319-33593-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-33593-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4499283 bytes)
Series
Law, Governance and Technology Series 27
Edition
1
Pages
XV, 223\230
Time added
2016-11-20 09:00:00
Legal History;Information Systems Applications (inPhilosophy of LawTheories of Law

Description

This book throws new light on the way in which the Internet impacts on democracy. Based on Jürgen Habermas’ discourse-theoretical reconstruction of democracy, it examines one of the world’s largest, most diverse but also most unequal democracies, Brazil, in terms of the broad social and legal effects the internet has had. Focusing on the Brazilian constitutional evolution, the book examines how the Internet might impact on the legitimacy of a democratic order and if, and how, it might yield opportunities for democratic empowerment. The book also assesses the ways in which law, as an institution and a system, reacts to the changes and challenges brought about by the Internet: the ways in which law may retain its strength as an integrative force, avoiding a ‘virtual’ legitimacy crisis.

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