This collection of essays by scholars and technologists, which developed as a collaboration between the Ethics Center and The Atlantic magazine, traces the impact of technology on democracy and suggests ways in which technology can strengthen democratic practices and institutions.
Technology is changing the way people think about—and participate in—democratic society. What does that mean for democracy? | By Adrienne LaFrance, Irina Raicu, and Eric Goldman
![Irina Raicu](/media/ethics-center/staff-photos/Irina-Raicu-500x500.jpg)
By Irina Raicu
![Dan Gillmor](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/dan-gillmor-339x339.png)
By Dan Gillmor
By Sally Lehrman
![Jeff Jarvis](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Jeff-Jarvis-360x360.jpg)
By Jeff Jarvis
![Juliette De Maeyer](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Juliette-De-Maeyer-360x360.jpg)
By Juliette De Maeyer
![Craig Newmark](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Craig-Newmark-360x360.jpg)
By Craig Newmark
![Dan Rockmore](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Daniel-Rockmore-360x360.jpg)
By Dan Rockmore
![Ifeoma Ajunwa](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Ifeoma-Ajunwa.jpg)
By Ifeoma Ajunwa
![Debbie Chachra](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Debbie-Chachra-360x360.jpg)
By Debbie Chachra
![Whitney Quesenbery](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Whitney-Quesenbery-240x240.jpg)
By Whitney Quesenbery
![Rebekah Monson](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Rebekah-Monson-360x360.jpg)
By Rebekah Monson
![Alexander Howard](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Alexander-Howard-360x360.jpg)
By Alexander B. Howard
![Arvind Narayanan](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Arvind-Narayanan-360x360.jpg)
By Arvind Narayanan and Dillon Reisman
![Meredith Broussard](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Meredith-Broussard-214x214.jpg)
By Meredith Broussard
![Mitchell Baker](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Mitchell-Baker.jpg)
By Mitchell Baker
![Maeve Duggan](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Maeve-Duggan-360x360.jpg)
By Maeve Duggan
![Lawrence Norden](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Larry-Norden-360x360.jpg)
By Lawrence Norden
![Bruce Schneier](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Bruce-Schneier-360x360.jpg)
By Bruce Schneier
![Alexis Lloyd](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Alexis-Lloyd-360x360.jpg)
By Alexis Lloyd
![Malkia A. Cyril](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Malkia-Cyril-240x240.jpg)
By Malkia A. Cyril
![Ethan Zuckerman](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Ethan-Zuckerman-360x360.jpg)
By Ethan Zuckerman
![Kawandeep Virdee](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Kawandeep-Virdee-360x360.jpg)
By Kawandeep Virdee
![Alvaro M. Bedoya](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Alvaro-Bedoya.jpg)
By Alvaro M. Bedoya
![An Xiao Mina](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/An-Xiao-Mina-360x360.jpg)
By An Xiao Mina
![Jonathan Zittrain](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/Jonathan-Zittrain.jpg)
By Jonathan Zittrain
![Shannon Vallor](/media/ethics-center/technology-ethics/shannon-vallor-360x360.jpg)
By Shannon Vallor