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Democracy, Architecture, and Social Media, with Dr. Jennifer Forestal

Democracy, Architecture, and Social Media, with Dr. Jennifer Forestal

Update: 2023-10-22
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Dr. Jennifer Forestal, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago, discusses how digital platforms can be approached from an architectural perspective. Dr. Forestal shares insights from her latest book, Designing for Democracy, where she evaluates digital platforms' democratic potential from the lens of political theory. The episode breaks down a framework for how to assess the democratic quality of social media platforms by examining their degrees of boundaries, durability, and flexibility. Dr. Forestal reveals how these properties can be illustrated by the cases of Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. 

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Democracy, Architecture, and Social Media, with Dr. Jennifer Forestal

Democracy, Architecture, and Social Media, with Dr. Jennifer Forestal

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