DML 2018 IgniteAugust 1, 2018
The Rise of Monitorial Citizenship
Erhardt Graeff
Erhardt Graeff — @erhardtMIT Center for Civic Media &Olin College of Engineering
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Monitorial Citizenship is a form of civic engagement in which people collect information about their surroundings or track issues of local or personal interest in order to improve their communities and pursue justice.
dissertation: bit.ly/graeffdiss& Intl Ency of Media Literacy
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Source: 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is an average of a market's trust in the institutionsof government, business, media and NGOs. General population, 28-market global total. 6
Average trust in institutions, general population, 2017 vs. 2018
Trust IndexA World of Distrust
Biggest changes in
47 Global72 India69 Indonesia67 China60 Singapore60 UAE 53 The Netherlands52 Mexico52 U.S.50 Colombia49 Canada48 Brazil48 Italy48 Malaysia45 Argentina44 Hong Kong44 Spain43 Turkey42 Australia42 S. Africa41 Germany40 France40 U.K.38 S. Korea37 Sweden36 Ireland35 Japan35 Poland34 Russia
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Trust (60-100)Neutral (50-59)Distrust (1-49)
Trust decline in the U.S. is the steepest ever measured
48 Global74 China71 Indonesia68 India66 UAE58 Singapore54 Mexico54 The Netherlands53 Malaysia49 Canada 47 Argentina47 Colombia47 Spain46 Turkey45 Hong Kong44 Brazil44 S. Korea 43 Italy43 U.S.41 Germany41 Sweden40 Australia40 France 39 Poland39 U.K.38 Ireland38 S. Africa37 Japan36 Russia
2017General Population
2018General Population
Global Trust Index remains at distruster level
20 of 28 markets are distrusters, up 1 from 2017
Contemporary youth see living in a country that is government democratically as less essential
Foa, R. & Mounk, Y. 2017. The Signs of Deconsolidation. Journal of Democracy, 28(1), 5–16.
Erhardt GraeffDML 2018 IgniteAugust 1, 2018
Monitorial Citizenship Core Practices
• collecting information• sharing stories and insights• coordinating with networks of other
civic actors• pursuing accountability for
institutions and elite individuals and their perceived responsibilities
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Example: Public Lab
Example: Promise Tracker
Examples: SeeClickFix & Deera
Example: Hollaback!
Examples: WeCopwatch and #BlackLivesMatter
The Rise of Monitorial Citizenship is…
a digital and civic literacy issue
The Rise of Monitorial Citizenship is…
an inequality and empowerment issue
Erhardt GraeffDML 2018 IgniteAugust 1, 2018
Recommendations for Educators
• teach information gathering and analysis (media/data literacy & YPAR)
• teach persuasive storytelling• teach community organizing online
and offline• teach democracy from the
perspective of citizen power
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