Harnessing technology to revitalize democracy

In the past five years or so – and especially since the British people voted to leave the European Union, and Donald Trump was elected president of the United States – there has been much discussion about a crisis of liberal democracy. The development and prevalence of digital technology is usually seen as a part of this story. But the extent and nature of the role that digital technology plays, either as a cause of the perceived crisis or as a potential solution to it, is far from clear.