Communities. The Hype.

Virtual communities Coined in In a book by the same name. Current buzzword – Social Media Does it worth the hype? – Facebook & kids –האביב הערבי –גלובליזציה

The Dunbar number What’s our specie optimal group size? 1992, Robin Dunbar ~150

Does it makes sense? 150 as Maximum Physical Grooming

Community- Is it Good for us? Blue Zones Base

Communitarianism Amitai Etzioni (1933) – Germany->Israel->US – US Involvement – Clinton + Obama UK New Labor / Conservative. Big-Society (small state) – The plans include setting up a Big Society Bank and introducing a national citizen service. [4] The stated priorities are:Big Society Banknational citizen service [4] – Give communities more powers (localism and devolution)localismdevolution – Encourage people to take an active role in their communities (volunteerism)volunteerism – Transfer power from central to local government Transfer powercentrallocal government – Support co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprisesco-opsmutualscharitiessocial enterprises – Publish government data (open/transparent government)open/transparent government Criticism – Is it left or right? – Moral relativism, multiculturalism