Abstract
The Internet is above all, a decentralised system of interactive communication. And Internet-enthusiasts have seen it as a way to introduce more communication between different communities around the world, as well as an outstanding mean to re-invent and develop democracy. For the first time in human history, we have the means to create a virtual democracy, to test it, and to make it real both locally and globally. But if the technological structure of the Internet institutes instantaneous dissemination and radical decentralisation what might be its effects on the society, the culture and the political institutions? Will the Internet actually be able to decentralise and democratise the flow of communication between different communities? In other words, does the Internet create democracy?
