Renovating Democracy

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“The intellectual framework is compelling, the analysis acute, and the prescriptions intelligent, forward-looking, and practical.”—Fareed Zakaria, CNN anchor, Washington Post columnist, and author of In Defense of a Liberal Education "Offers welcome antidotes to the polarization and paralysis that threatens our society."—Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, author of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs and others "An erudite and original contribution."—Yascha Mounk, author of The People vs. Democracy "A wake-up call to the tech industry, laying down a philosophical foundation for what should be done."—Wael Ghonim, internet activist and entrepreneur "Aims to reconcile the power of direct participation with the equally necessary values of deliberation, pluralism, and compromise."—Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn "Combines a sharp analysis of the challenges that the digital future presents to legacy political and economic institutions with a set of out-of-the-box ideas for changing them."—Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University, author of Identity "Challenges us to consider how we must reform institutions and govern in an age that will be defined by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the rise of China.”—Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark, 2011–2015 "One of the most significant analyses of the stresses and strains of democracy in the digital age yet published."—Anthony Giddens, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and former director, London School of Economics "Gardels and Berggruen’s insights into how we can restore individual economic security and rejuvenate deliberative democracy deserve the attention of every thoughtful citizen."—Amy Gutmann, President, The University of Pennsylvania "Brilliantly explains our contemporary quandaries, proposes bold solutions, and, lays down the foundations for reinventing good governance. A must-read for all—citizens and experts." —Kishore Mahbubani, National University of Singapore, founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, author of Has the West Lost It? "This book is a call for intellectual and emotional engagement in reshaping the governance of the world we live in."—Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil, 1995–2003 "A well-crafted case for rethinking globalism, nationalism, capitalism, and the appropriate forms of governance for the contemporary era, with a real sensitivity to wealth distribution and inequality."— Margaret Levi, Sara Miller McCune Director, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University "This incisively written volume pushes the boundaries of our understanding of the worldwide assault on democracy." —Jonathan Aronson, Professor of Communications and Journalism, University of California, School of International Relations "Gardels and Berggruen’s blueprint for a sustainable future is essential material for the much-needed global deliberation required to find justice and harmony in this new stage of human history.”—Manuel Castells, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley