Making Democracy Fun by Josh A. Lerner - ISBN: 9780262551144
Paperback
Fix democracy with game design: Engaging, effective, transparent, and fun!

Making Democracy Fun

How Game Design Can Empower Citizens and Transform Politics

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    6 February 2024

Summary

Drawing on the tools of game design to fix democracy.

Anyone who has ever been to a public hearing or community meeting would agree that participatory democracy can be boring. Hours of repetitive presentations, alternatingly alarmist or complacent, for or against, accompanied by constant heckling, often with no clear outcome or decision. Is this the best democracy can offer?

In Making Democracy Fun, Josh Lerner offers a novel solution for the sad state of our delibera…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262551144
ISBN-10:0262551144
Author:Josh A. Lerner
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:6 February 2024
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Josh A. Lerner

Josh Lerner is Executive Director of The Participatory Budgeting Project, a nonprofit organization in New York City that empowers communities to decide how to spend public money.

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