In an essay for Engelsberg Ideas, Elise Morrison argues that democracy is struggling to function due the ongoing technological acceleration and shrinking public patience. She contends that AI, social media and rapid news cycles compress political time, pushing governments to act quickly on incomplete information and shortening public trust. Electoral cycles and institutional checks, designed for deliberation and long-term planning, increasingly clash with expectations for instant results; creating a structural disadvantage for democracies compared with long-term planning in China, though at the cost of accountability.
The essay touches upon neoliberal topics such as institutional resilience and the tension between democratic legitimacy and effective policymaking.
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In an essay for Engelsberg Ideas, Elise Morrison argues that democracy is struggling to function due the ongoing technological acceleration and shrinking public patience. She contends that AI, social media and rapid news cycles compress political time, pushing governments to act quickly on incomplete information and shortening public trust. Electoral cycles and institutional checks, designed for deliberation and long-term planning, increasingly clash with expectations for instant results; creating a structural disadvantage for democracies compared with long-term planning in China, though at the cost of accountability.
The essay touches upon neoliberal topics such as institutional resilience and the tension between democratic legitimacy and effective policymaking.