Participation At Scale Can Repair The Public Square

Digital platforms for deliberation and consensus show the way.

Participation At Scale Can Repair The Public Square Digital platforms for deliberation and consensus show the way. Jonathan Zawada for Noema Magazine Credits Nathan Gardels is the editor-in-chief of Noema Magazine. He is also the co-founder of and a senior adviser to the Berggruen Institute. The participatory power of social networks has cast out the gatekeepers, leveling the playing field among amateurs, professionals, experts, citizens and elected representatives. As a platform open to all, peer-to-peer connectivity challenges the custodianship of elites and intrinsically bolsters the popula

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