[Announcement of Publication] "Platforms and Democracy: The Future of Another Monster 'Demos'" (Series: The Monsterizing Platform Power and Law vol. 3) edited by Keigo Komamura
2024.10.25"Platforms and Democracy: The Future of Another Monster 'Demos'", a book written and edited by Keigo Komamura, researcher of the KGRI has been published by Keio University Press, as a part of the book series "The Monsterizing Platform Power and Law".
Overview of the Series
In the context of rapidly advancing science and technology, particularly artificial intelligence, new "monsters" distinct from the Leviathan (i.e., the state) are emerging, shaking the foundations of the modern legal system that presumes the dominance of the Leviathan. This series, titled "The Monsterizing Platform Power and Law" likens global mega-platforms to the Behemoth, a creature depicted alongside the sea monster Leviathan in the Old Testament (chapters 40-41, the Book of Job). It aims to explore the confrontation and control of the powers of Leviathan and Behemoth from a legal perspective, and to foresee the future of freedom and democracy (from "Introduction to the Series" by Tatsuhiko Yamamoto).

Overview of the Book
This third volume in the series explores what demography, the basic information of democracy, will and should look like in the near future, what impact it will have on democracy, and provides a general overview of the issues and possible directions for its future.
*An English version of this book will be published within the fiscal year 2024.
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