Honors Projects
Abstract
In recent years, technology has started to play a major role in the U.S. political climate. Specifically, it has created a platform for outside groups, such as libertarians, to have their voices heard. This brought forward an important research question: How has technology helped or hindered the ability of individually focused libertarians to organize for collective action? Through the exploration of previous research, two major findings are discovered: 1) technology and the growth of individualism in politics are intertwined and 2) technology and individualism both have ties to libertarianism. The implications of libertarianism are analyzed further through the study of various libertarian thinkers. Finally, a discussion section attempts to offer some insight on overcoming potential collective action problems that libertarians are tasked with facing.
Department
Political Science
Major
Political Science
First Advisor
David Jackson
First Advisor Department
Political Science
Second Advisor
Kevin Vallier
Second Advisor Department
Philosophy
Third Advisor
Russell Mills
Third Advisor Department
Political Science
Publication Date
Spring 5-1-2017
Repository Citation
Perry, Thomas J., "Politics, Technology, and Libertarianism" (2017). Honors Projects. 224.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/224
Included in
American Politics Commons, Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons, History of Philosophy Commons