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I am Italy now! The buildings and the women here are very beautiful. I almost got pickpocketed, but I gave the sucker a hard elbow to the chest and he went running. I am learning conflict resolution here. It is really much harder than it seems on the surface. Pictures soon! Ciao
But I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm going to Italy for my International Security internship today! I'll be sure to keep everyone posted with lots of pictures! Wish me luck. -Angel
There was an interesting piece on the BBC program, News Hour, today. According to it, hundreds of Italian prisoners serving life sentences have asked to have the death penalty reinstated in Italy.
Why? Because a life sentence is too severe.
So, the next time some proponent of capital punishment says that anything less than death is coddling the criminal, show them this article.
Peace,
Paul
E-democracy, a portmanteau of electronic democracy, comprises the use of electronic communications technologies, such as the Internet, in enhancing democratic processes within a democratic republic or representative democracy. It is a political development still in its infancy, as well as the subject of much debate and activity within government, civic-oriented groups and societies around the world.
The term is both descriptive and prescriptive. Typically, the kinds of enhancements sought by proponents of e-democracy are framed in terms of making processes more accessible; making citizen participation in public policy decision-making more expansive and direct so as to enable broader influence in policy outcomes as more individuals involved could yield smarter policies; increasing transparency and accountability; and keeping the government closer to the consent of the governed, increasing its political legitimacy. E-democracy includes within its scope electronic voting, but has a much wider span than this single aspect of the democratic process.
E-democracy is also sometimes referred to as cyberdemocracy or digital democracy. Prior to 1994, when the term e-democracy was coined in the midst of online civic efforts in Minnesota, the term teledemocracy was prevalent. "Teledemocracy", coined by political scientist Ted Becker in 1981, combined elements of e-democracy with those of "deliberative democracy" coined about the same time. "Teledemocracy" then is an umbrella term that includes both "e-democracy," "deliberative democracy" and many types of "direct democracy."
-- from Wikipedia
The term is both descriptive and prescriptive. Typically, the kinds of enhancements sought by proponents of e-democracy are framed in terms of making processes more accessible; making citizen participation in public policy decision-making more expansive and direct so as to enable broader influence in policy outcomes as more individuals involved could yield smarter policies; increasing transparency and accountability; and keeping the government closer to the consent of the governed, increasing its political legitimacy. E-democracy includes within its scope electronic voting, but has a much wider span than this single aspect of the democratic process.
E-democracy is also sometimes referred to as cyberdemocracy or digital democracy. Prior to 1994, when the term e-democracy was coined in the midst of online civic efforts in Minnesota, the term teledemocracy was prevalent. "Teledemocracy", coined by political scientist Ted Becker in 1981, combined elements of e-democracy with those of "deliberative democracy" coined about the same time. "Teledemocracy" then is an umbrella term that includes both "e-democracy," "deliberative democracy" and many types of "direct democracy."
-- from Wikipedia
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