Democracy and the Internet

Sep 25, 2009

University of Virginia | Miller Center of Public Affairs

Panelists talked about the role of the internet in democracy. Among the topics they addressed were bringing technology and the humanities together in educational environments, the role of technology in the information age, and extending liberty and democracy through broader use of the Internet. Sidney Milkis moderated and participants responded .. Read More
Panelists talked about the role of the internet in democracy. Among the topics they addressed were bringing technology and the humanities together in educational environments, the role of technology in the information age, and extending liberty and democracy through broader use of the Internet. Sidney Milkis moderated and participants responded to questions from the audience.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:36 Unidentified Speaker TECHNOLOGY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND IDENTITY, BUT IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS,...
00:02:23 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS HERE AT THE CENTER, I WELCOME YOU HERE THIS...
00:08:21 Unidentified Speaker SINCE I'M INTERESTED IN SURVIVAL IN THE MODERN AGE OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES THAT ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE...
00:19:26 Unidentified Speaker I AM NOT READY FOR THIS. WELL, THERE ARE TWO BASIC QUESTIONS CONSULTING THE PUBLIC. WHO ARE SELECTED,...
00:27:11 Unidentified Speaker THE THREE PROBLEMS WITH PUBLIC OPINION ARE RATIONAL IGNORANCE, PHANTOM OPINIONS AND THE SELECTIVITY...
00:41:51 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JENNIFER, I BELIEVE HE WILL START THE DISCUSSION.
00:41:57 Unidentified Speaker IS THIS ON?
00:41:58 Unidentified Speaker WONDERFUL. LET ME SAY THAT I REALLY LIKE YOUR POLL. I LIKE THE OUTCOMES. I AM FASCINATED BY WHAT IS...
00:50:37 Unidentified Speaker I ALWAYS GET A RUSH OF HOPE WHEN I HEAR JIM DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF HIS EXPERIMENTS AROUND THE WORLD....
01:00:53 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE READY TO BRING OUR PATIENT AUDIENCE INTO THESE DELIBERATIONS. WHEN I CALL ON YOU, PLEASE WAIT...
01:01:15 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. FROM THE TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY. FOR JAMES FISHKIN. TWO UNRELATED QUESTIONS. WHAT HAPPENS...
01:01:50 Unidentified Speaker THE SECOND, WE HAVE DONE EXTENSIVELY. AND WE HAVE TWO PAPERS ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT THIS. IF YOU LOOK...
01:04:54 Unidentified Speaker YES, SIR? YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAND UP. YOU MAY IF YOU WANT TO. STAND UP VE.
01:05:12 Unidentified Speaker I AM A PROFESSOR HERE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY. THANK YOU FOR THE TALKS....
01:06:35 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE GONE BACK SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES EIGHT MONTHS OR YEAR OR SO LATER. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE CHANGES...
01:08:05 Unidentified Speaker ARE YOU CONCERNED? IF THE QUESTION ON THE TABLE IS ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE INTERNET WITHIN THESE QUESTIONS...
01:08:31 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE SHOWN YOU CAN DO DELIVER LIVE DEMOCRACY ON THE INTERNET. -- DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY. OUR SOFTWARE...
01:09:33 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. I AM WIN SANDERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS. -- LINDA SANDERS. THE QUESTION I HAVE WAS...
01:11:46 Unidentified Speaker LET ME SAY, LYNN SANDERS WHO JUST ASKED THAT QUESTION, WROTE A VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE CALLED "AGAINST...
01:12:42 Unidentified Speaker WHERE DO YOU GET THESE HELMETS?
01:12:50 Unidentified Speaker SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S TECHNOLOGY HOLDS FOR US IN THE FUTURE, SO IT BECOMES AN EMPIRICAL QUESTION....
01:17:07 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US THAT TAKES US OUTSIDE OF OUR...
01:18:56 Unidentified Speaker HOW IS IT AN ISSUE OF POWER?
01:18:59 Unidentified Speaker ISSUES OF POWERS IN TERMS OF, I AM OBIS. DO I HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEAK? WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK? ...
01:21:03 Unidentified Speaker I AM CURIOUS.
01:21:04 Unidentified Speaker WE WILL SEE.
01:21:11 Unidentified Speaker I WANTED TO MAKE A LITTLE TROUBLE, BUT I WILL DO IT QUICKLY. THE LITTLE TROUBLE WAS GOING TO BE, I...
01:23:30 Unidentified Speaker THE WANT TO RESPOND FIRST?
01:23:34 Unidentified Speaker -- DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND FIRST?
01:23:38 Unidentified Speaker I AGREE. I AM NOT TRYING TO PRIVILEGE OF FACE-TO-FACE AT ALL. I TRIED TO PICK UP THE WAY THAT IS OFTEN...
01:23:56 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS --
01:24:01 Unidentified Speaker THE REASON WHY WE PRIVILEGE FACE-TO-FACE IS THE IDEA THAT THERE IS AN ETHICAL DEMANDS OF THE PRESENCE...
01:24:58 Unidentified Speaker THE ROOT OF DELIBERATION IS A WAITING PERIOD WEIGHING COMPETING ARGUMENTS -- WEIGHING COMPETING ARGUMENTS....
01:27:25 Unidentified Speaker MANY TIMES, THE RESULTS OF A POLL ARE NOT SOMETHING I PERSONALLY AGREE WITH. BUT I ALWAYS SEE THAT...
01:27:51 Unidentified Speaker SORRY ABOUT THAT.
01:27:52 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS OK.
01:27:57 Unidentified Speaker I AM A LECTURER IN MEDIA STUDIES. I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE ROLE OF EXPERTS AND EXPERTISE...
01:28:56 Unidentified Speaker YOU GET EXPERTS IN THE SAMPLE IN THEIR PROPORTION TO THE POPULATION. THAT IS A GOOD SAMPLE. WHEN PEOPLE...
01:30:30 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE QUESTION.
01:30:37 Unidentified Speaker I AM A POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT. FROM PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH, WE KNOW THAT IN THESE AND...
01:31:57 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS A FANTASTIC QUESTION. WE DID DO IT DELIVERED A POLL OF THE SAME TIME ON THE SAME SUBJECT. ...
01:34:35 Unidentified Speaker TIME IS OUR GREAT ENEMY. I APOLOGIZE WE DID NOT GET TO ALL THE QUESTIONS. WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY...
01:36:05 Unidentified Speaker THE SENATE BEGINS DEBATE ON

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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