"Die Texte des vorliegenden Bandes, eine Übersetzung der englischen Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 2001, diskutieren, wie angesichts zunehmender staatlicher Kontrolle von Netzinhalten und starker wirtschaftlicher Interessen Freiheit im Netz immer noch möglich sein kann. In einem globalen Streifzug d
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urch die Kultur des Internets analysiert Geert Lovink verschiedene Netzwerke, Institutionen, informelle Strukturen und deren Erfahrungen. In einem lebendigen Prozess zwischen Hoffnungen, Visionen, Scheitern und Weiterentwicklungen entstehen auch nach dem Ende der Internet-Euphorie weiterhin neue Geschichten von sozialer Phantasie, übertriebenen Erwartungen und streitbaren Lernprozessen. Diese Mikrogeschichten gegenwärtiger sozialer Bewegungen im Netz führen den Autor zu einem Plädoyer für einen "radikalen Pragmatismus". Darunter versteht er die Übernahme sozialer Verantwortung bei der Gestaltung des Internets als sozialen Raum. Die Ankunft in der Realität heißt aber auch Abschied nehmen von den Illusionen über das Internet als ein sich selbst regulierendes herrschaftsfreies Gebiet." (Klappentext)
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"The contribution in this book cast a spotlight into dark, often neglected, corners of the "information society" as articulated in the World Summit on the Information Society. Several very different layers are illuminated, from the philosophical underpinnings of the role of information in society, t
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o the context and manner in which the concept has recently emerged into global consciousness, to how it can be deployed in practice to maximize benefits to society. An edited volume is well suited to covering these diverse ways of thinking about the topic as it offers the opportunity to bring together authors with different backgrounds and approaches." (Publisher description)
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"Nous vivons une période de l'histoire du monde particulièrement mouvementée. Socialement, politiquement, scientifiquement, techniquement, tout évolue rapidement, et la communication instantanée et globale de toute information renforce l'agitation permanente de nos existences. Décidément, le
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monde va vite, trop vite. La révolution numérique, plus encore l'émergence de l'Internet, a pris tout le monde de court. Cet ouvrage essaie d'évaluer les chances qu'apporte cette révolution à un développement véritable du continent africain." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"The review reveals that, despite many constraints, the use of ICTs is growing in Africa and there have been successful developments in infrastructure, information management, net- working and gender-related issues. However, the literature has also revealed considerable variation between different A
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frican countries in their adoption and use of these technologies. The literature reviewed relates primarily to anglophone Africa and generally excludes telecommunications issues, as these are already well documented in other publications. In essence it is hoped that this publication will act as a window of opportunity for more nationally and locally focused empirical research and will make a contribution to under- standing the research opportunities and challenges that still face most African countries." (Foreword)
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"Thirty years ago, one writer complained that 'to admire technology is all out of fashion'. Today excited claims are made for the impact that these technologies are having on social, political and economic life. But how are we to assess these claims? This book critically interrogates many of the pre
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vailing ideas offers a fresh perspective on this new 'digital age'. Reshaping Communications provides an alternative and more grounded account of the complex interplay between new technology and information structures and changes in society; illuminates the fundamental continuities as well as changes in socioeconomic and political processes; draws on an interdisciplinary perspective." (Publisher description)
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