This presentation was session 5 in a 12 part webinar series on the book Extreme Democracy. Extreme democracy is a political philosophy of the information era that puts people in charge of the entire political process. It suggests a deliberative process that places total confidence in the people, opening the policy-making process to many centers of power through deeply networked coalitions that can be organized around local, national and international issues. This seminar covered Networks: Discussion of the essays by Clay Shirky (Power Laws, Weblogs & Inequality), pages 48 – 55, and Mitch Ratcliffe (Building on Experience), pages 67 – 89

1. A Book & Concepts Discussion Series Paul Schumann – CenTexWFS Taylor Willingham – Texas Forums Jon Lebkowsky – Extreme Democracy

8. Application of Networks Same Different Values Different Same Information