Can the Web help restore public faith in democracy?

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2015-06-04

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McNutt, Kathleen

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Representative democracy faces many challenges. Declining voter turnout reflects citizen discontent expressed in voter apathy and the replacement of traditional partisan politics with issue-based activism. The vexing question is what to do about it.

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