"Original and thought-provoking, this ground-breaking book challenges us to develop new policies for new times." --Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2007-2010 "Few understand politics. Even fewer understand technology. Susskind is that rare soul who understands both--and more importantly, how the latter will change the former. Whether correct or not--and I believe he is correct--there is no better glimpse into our shared future than this book." --Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School "From Arendt to artificial intelligence, from Machiavelli to machine learning, Susskind seamlessly weaves modern technology with classic theory to present a tour de force introduction to the future - explaining with erudition and humor the powerful digital systems that will govern our lives." -- Beth Simone Noveck, Professor in Technology, Culture, and Society, New York University Tandon School of Engineering "The power of computation, dispersed in space, integrated in the cloud, and enabled to operate on ever bigger data.
What are the implications for our freedom, for our democratic control of our lives, and for establishing or maintaining justice? Jamie Susskind offers a pathbreaking exploration of the challenge that these issues pose for our political thinking and practice. It''s a must-read." -- Philip Pettit, L.S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University and Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, Australian National University "Engineers and entrepreneurs are rebuilding the world. Politicians have to govern it. The risk is that they fail to understand each other -- with profound implications for the rest of us. Future Politics is the antidote: a lucid and essential guide to how technology is changing politics.
Read it - and I hope our leaders do too." --Matt Clifford MBE, Co-Founder & CEO, Entrepreneur First "This book crackles with ideas, sparking new thoughts with every page. And it is superbly organised, too. It''s difficult to help people understand the past, but to help understand the future is a real achievement. Terrific." -- Lord Finkelstein, Associate Editor of The Times "Remarkably comprehensive. Susskind''s intervention is to note that recent events should force us to look in the mirror."--Boston Review "Crucial reading.
superb and necessary."--Observer (Guardian Book of the Day) "Easily readable. books like this might help turn the tide. clear and precise. he steers a course to the future that is as convincing as it is shocking."--Sunday Times "A work of clarity and effortless genius which is a must for anybody seeking to understand the impact of modern technology on our body politic."--Evening Standard "Brilliant. detailed research, colourful examples, and a pacy, upbeat style.
Future Politics will remain relevant for several years. All elected officials should read it as a matter of urgency."--Catholic Herald "Tremendous talent. very readable."--Telegraph "Rigorous and thoughtful. commendable intellectual breadth."--Literary Review "A call for nothing less than. fundamental change.
"--Engineering & Technology "A riveting book that sparkles with great ideas. visionary."--Frost Magazine "The tone of this book is as refreshing as the originality of insight. Susskind contends that ''that there are causes for both optimism and pessimism, but what the future requires above all is vigilance''. This approach, alone, commends this book to any reader eager to understand the new reckoning between technology, the state and the individual." --The Irish Times "At the very least, it is an impressive feat of intellectual organisation. Without the colourful interludes Future Politics would be a harder book to read, but still an important one. To have written it all down so lucidly, engagingly and succinctly is a formidable achievement.
"--The Guardian "Philosophical and witty, erudite yet casual, the British author explores the consequences of developments occurring faster than the human eye can follow."--Shepherd Express.