“New information technologies-including email, the web, and computerized blast-faxes and phone calls-have fundamentally changed the landscape of political competition in modern democracies. They've done so in three ways: by dramatically boosting the access of individuals and special interests to politically potent information, by making it easier for such people to coordinate their activities and exert political power, and by greatly increasing the pace of events within our political systems.”
Quote by Thomas Homer-Dixon
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Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon (b. 1956) is a Canadian political scientist and leading scholar in environmental security studies. He currently serves as a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and directs its Environment Institute. Homer-Dixon is renowned for his theory on environmental scarcity and its relationship to social conflict, having significantly influenced how scholars and policymakers understand the security implications of climate change and resource depletion. more
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