Citizen Power and the Internet
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Democracy
| Author: | Hercules Bantas | ISBN: | 9781452387161 |
| Publisher: | Hercules Bantas | Publication: | November 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hercules Bantas |
| ISBN: | 9781452387161 |
| Publisher: | Hercules Bantas |
| Publication: | November 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
The rapid proliferation of technologies like the Internet has raised the question of whether they have had a positive or a negative effect upon democratic citizenship. This guide uses Steven Lukes' three-dimensional analysis of power to examine arguments of technological determinism that cast a negative light on the technology, and Castells' positive analysis of mass self-communication.
The rapid proliferation of technologies like the Internet has raised the question of whether they have had a positive or a negative effect upon democratic citizenship. This guide uses Steven Lukes' three-dimensional analysis of power to examine arguments of technological determinism that cast a negative light on the technology, and Castells' positive analysis of mass self-communication.
