Marta Poblet
Professor at RMIT University. Researcher at RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub. Law, technology, innovation, open science, open democracy. Geocurious.
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Category Archives: political crowdsourcing
From Athens to the Blockchain: Oracles for Digital Democracy
By Marta Poblet, Darcy W. E. Allen, Oleksii Konashevych, Aaron M. Lane and Carlos Andres Diaz Valdivia Oracles were trusted sources of knowledge for public deliberation in classical Athens. Very much like expert and technical knowledge, divine advice was embedded … Continue reading
Linked democracy: Foundations, Tools, and Applications
Citizens’ trust in democratic institutions is reaching new lows globally. The trust deficit primarily affects governments and representative institutions, but also media outlets and platforms spreading misinformation. In parallel, new forms of digital populism—bots, fake news, micro-targeting—are on the rise, … Continue reading
Democracy Models and Civic Technologies: Tensions, Trilemmas, and Trade-offs
Check out my pre-print with Enric Plaza at https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.09015 Abstract This paper aims at connecting democratic theory with civic technologies in order to highlight the links between some theoretical tensions and trilemmas and design trade-offs. First, it reviews some tensions … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, political crowdsourcing, Politics
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El moment constitucional
Catalunya viu un moment constitucional sense precedents, derivat d’un procés polític inèdit i transitat d’incògnites. Un temps únic d’efervescència d’iniciatives, projectes i debats sobre allò que s’esdevé, potser, una vegada (o menys) per generació: com fer una nova constitució. Arreu, … Continue reading
Posted in Law, political crowdsourcing, Uncategorized
Tagged Constitució catalana, crowdsourcing
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We the crowd? Constitution making 2.0
This is an update of the post I wrote on crowdsourced constitutional reform in 2011. Constitution-making can be broadly defined as a set of activities intended to produce a constitution, the highest law of a state. To the UN Rule … Continue reading
Posted in Law, political crowdsourcing, social media
Tagged Constitution, participatory processes
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Crowdsourced crisis mapping: how it works and why it matters
Marta Poblet and Pompeu Casanovas Web 2.0 tools and mobile technologies have lowered the barriers not just for people to access the internet but to create and share content. Through open-source, collaborative programs such as wikis, the creation and distribution … Continue reading
Posted in crisis mapping, crowdsourcing, political crowdsourcing
Tagged citizens participation, crowdsourcing
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Tagging Constitutions Online: Constitution Day in Barcelona
On Saturday morning, November 12, a group of 70 law students convened in one of the rooms of the UAB Law School to participate in Constitution Day, an international event organized by the Program on Liberation Technology at Stanford’s Center … Continue reading
Posted in crowdsourcing, political crowdsourcing
Tagged Constitution, Constitution Explorer, Spain
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