Abstract
This policy brief explores the challenges and opportunities congruent with the advent of internetization on the democratic landscape. Internetization is a new word that I have coined to describe our contemporary empowerment through global outreach and electronic connectivity. There is no denying that the 21st century has precipitated profound structural change and empowered democracy through digital capacity and electronic connectivity. This paper analyzes the impact of internetization on e-democracy, social media, civics education, non-governmental organizations and global outreach. It also addresses the consequences of internetization on cybersecurity threats, election tampering and the contemporary challenges associated with electronic voting. This policy brief concludes with a set of recommendations embracing a new governance architecture, adapting the machinery of governance to electronic capacity and a strategic list of public policy initiatives directed to enhance the role of internetization on the democratic landscape.
Highlights
This policy brief will analyze the confluence between internetization and democracy
Public policy must confront the fault lines in cybersecurity and encourage the development of a fail-safe cybersecurity system that will protect the scope and mission of democracy in the digital age. This policy brief has charted a pathway for the strategic deployment of internetization in order to empower democracy to achieve new heights, break glass ceilings and discover new frontiers
It has spotlighted the efficacy of internetization in advancing the frontiers of democracy on many levels and in new directions
Summary
This policy brief will analyze the confluence between internetization and democracy. The impact of internetization on democracy has been asymmetrical. It has empowered democracy in a positive way by facilitating democratic connectivity, enhancing global outreach, and digitalizing information. It has impacted democracy in a negative manner by exposing its digital vulnerabilities such as electronic espionage and election tampering. This brief will conclude with a set of public policy recommendations for empowering democracy in the 21st century.
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