Considering how our world is changing rapidly with technology at the forefront, "The Revolt of the Public" is indispensable for understanding the seismic shifts in how people engage with authority and institutions. Martin Gurri offers a piercing insight into the digital-age uprisings that are altering the global political landscape, making it an essential read for those keen on dissecting the intricate dance between public empowerment and political upheaval. If you’re intrigued by the interplay of social media, politics, and grassroots movements, this book can offer you deep, thought-provoking analysis.

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In the words of economist and scholar Arnold Kling, Martin Gurri saw it coming.Technology has categorically reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the great hierarchical institutions of the industrial age government, political parties, the media.The Revolt of the Public tells the story of how insurgencies, enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere, have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world.Originally published in 2014, this updated edition of The Revolt of the Public includes an extensive analysis of Donald Trump's improbable rise to the presidency and the electoral triumphs of Brexit and concludes with a speculative look forward, pondering whether the current elite class can bring about a reformation of the democratic process and whether new organizing principles, adapted to a digital world, can arise out of the present political turbulence.

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