Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
Iceland surprised the world when it announced that it will include in the draft of its new constitution suggestions made by the citizenry via social media. A website and a special Facebook page were used as main means for collecting public input. The…
Lech Walesa had this word of wisdom for the Tunisians: Lech Walesa chuckles as he recounts a conversation he had in April with reformers in Tunisia, cradle of the Arab Spring. “They told me they want to purge everybody linked to the…
In May, the Obama administration wrapped up its first major digital democracy initiative. The Citizen’s Briefing Book was produced by collecting data from anyone who cared, had the time, smarts, and technical training to share their policy ideas with the Obama initiative…