Overview

"From the ""Facebook"" revolutions in the Arab world to the use of social networking in the aftermath of disasters in Japan and Haiti, to the spread of mobile telephony throughout the developing world: all of these developments are part of how information and communication technologies are altering global affairs. With the rise of the social web and applications like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, scholars and practitioners of international affairs are adapting to this new information space across a wide scale of issue areas. In conflict resolution, dialogues and communication are taking the form of open social networks, while in the legal realm, where cyberspace is largely lawless space, states are stepping up policing efforts to combat online criminality and hackers are finding new ways around increasingly sophisticated censorship. Militaries are moving to deeply incorporate information technologies into their doctrines, and protesters are developing innovative uses of technology to keep one step ahead of the authorities. The essays and topical cases in this book explore such issues as networks and networked thinking, information ownership, censorship, neutrality, cyberwars, humanitarian needs, terrorism, privacy and rebellion, giving a comprehensive overview of the core issues in the field, complemented by real world examples."

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Author:   Sean S. Costigan ,  Jake Perry
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.997kg
ISBN:  

9781409427544

ISBN 10:   1409427544
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   16 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I: Part I; 1: Cyberwar; 2: From an Analog Past to a Digital Future; 3: Marching Across the Cyber Frontier; 4: Viewpoint; 5: Viewpoint; 6: Viewpoint; II: Part II; 7: Web 2.0 and Public Diplomacy; 8: Call for Power?; 9: ICT Infrastructure in Two Asian Giants; 10: Information (without) Revolution? Ethnography and the Study of New Media-enabled Change in the Middle East 1; 11: The Political History of the Internet; 12: U.S. Identity, Security, and Governance of the Internet; 13: Information and Communications Technologies and Power; 14: Social Media and Iran's Post-election Crisis; 15: Viewpoint; 16: Viewpoint; III: Part III; 17: Digital Divide; 18: Using ICT Research to Assist Policy-making and Regulation; 19: Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies for Global Public Health; 20: Knowledge Ecologies in International Affairs; 21: Environmental Politics; 22: Viewpoint; 23: Viewpoint; 24: Viewpoint; 25: Viewpoint; 26: Viewpoint; 27: Postscript

Reviews

'Cyberspaces and Global Affairs comes at a critical point in time in international relations where the effects of new communication technologies and their effects are unfolding before our very eyes. The Middle East and North Africa are a living laboratory of the effects that new communication technologies can have on the system of international relations, plus the Colour Revolutions that swept through Eastern Europe and Central Asia. There are a diverse number of chapters and authors, which is relevant to students, academics, policy-makers and practitioners alike. This is an urgent subject that needs addressing, and this is a good step in bringing the required attention that it deserves.' Greg Simons, Crismart, Swedish National Defence College, Sweden 'This excellent anthology stands apart from many other assessments of the relationship between information technology and society. Contributors offer uncommon insights about theory and policy, lucid prose styles, awareness of pertinent literature, and appropriate skepticism toward received wisdom. Chapters devoted to IT and its impact on military thinking and organization are especially pertinent to modern policy making dilemmas. The book is highly recommended for expert and lay readers interested in the nexus between public policy and information technology.' Stephen J. Cimbala, Penn State University, Brandywine, USA 'A welcome contribution [...] to this growing literature is this mighty 27-chapter co-edited tome. The authors indicate that they intend to produce 'a primer on information technology and international affairs, to be read by scholars, student and lay people with an interest in this emerging and increasingly salient field', and they have certainly achieved their aim... Cyberspaces and Global Affairs may well appear a little daunting because it ranges across the subject's vast landscape; but in spite of its breadth, there is great depth in the thoughtfully selected chapters...' The Round Table 'Information technology is changing the way we view territory and having a far reaching impact on global affairs. This book is a commendable and comprehensive attempt to map those changes and to evaluate the increasingly dominant role technology plays in our political, economic, social and cultural lives. It also addresses some important questions, such as whether there is a growing divide between the global haves and have-nots in computer technology, whether the world is truly benefiting from technological change and whether technology is enhancing or harming societal cohesion.' New Zealand International Review 'Cyberspaces and Global Affairs, edited by Sean S. Costigan and Jake Perry presents a comprehensive view of the complex challenges associated with the continued permeation of information technology throughout contemporary society. Achieving a comprehensive view of this fast changing field is no simple feat. Yet the diverse collection of authors and topics in this volume presents the reader with a thorough and well sequenced primer on information technology and international affairs that forms an extremely useful contribution to the ongoing discussion, and indeed debate, regarding the relationship and interaction between society and information technology. ... Cyberspaces and Global Affairs is equally relevant to students, academics, government policy makers, and individual citizens. It is recommended to anyone with an interest in the interaction between information technology and society.' Journal of Battlefield Technology

Author Information

Sean S. Costigan directs MIT CogNet and teaches information technology at The New School, and Jake Perry is an independent scholar. Kenneth H. Keller, Nat Katin-Borland, Daniel Wehrenfennig, Tim Junio, Emily Molfino, Jake Perry, Hannes R. Richter, Fabien Miard, Venkata Praveen Tanguturi, Fotios C. Harmantzis, Deborah L. Wheeler,, Madeline Carr, Ryan Kiggins, Jeffrey A. Hart, Lida Khalili Gheidary, Steen-Thornhammar, Eddie Walsh, Natalya Svenjensky, Christoph Stork, Tony Vetter, Shriya Malhotra, Sean S. Costigan, Chris Pallaris, Erica Dingman, David Millman, Anthony Lopez, Sujit Bhar, Jake Perry.

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