The internet has changed politics. Most people – except many professional politicians, think for the better.

The question is to what extent it will change political structures such as parliaments and voting – and whether this is necessarily a welcome thing.

Can Institutions that have developed over decades and centuries survive in such a changing world?

If they cannot, what will replace them?

As Professor Dutton says: “Networked individuals can move across, undermine and go beyond the boundaries of existing institutions….”