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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Irene S. Wu (Senior Analyst, US Federal Communications Commission)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781421417264ISBN 10: 142141726 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 23 September 2015 Recommended Age: From 13 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"Acknowledgments Part I 1. Trust Communities from the Telegraph to the Internet Activists Use the Latest Technology Available Governments Use Technology to Define the Nation The Link between Commercial Success and Political Usefulness Sharing and Interaction Create Meaning within a Trust Community Trust Communities Can Have Diverse Members Information as Political Currency The Trust Community as an Analytical Tool Unpacking the Concept of ""Trust Community"" 2. Blogs, Wikis, and International Collective Action How This Case Came to Light Failure of Government, Humanitarian, and Media Institutions Why Individuals Came Together and How They Did It Shock, Grief, and Anger Frustration and the Impulse to Help Creating the Blog and Wiki Making the Blog Easier to Use Creating the Wiki Moving the Wiki to a New Home The Egalitarian Ethos Blog and Wiki Effectiveness on the Ground Did Volunteers Participate Again in Other Collective Actions? The View through the Lens of a Trust Community Creating a Common Identity Building Trust Social Capital Network Trust Community Institution Part Two 3. Activists Challenge Institutions with Information Technology Networks China 1900 Philippines 2001 Taiwan 1970s Global 1990s Egypt and Tunisia 2011 Conclusion 4. Governments Shape Nations with Communications Technology Infrastructure and National Identity Canada 1927 Brazill 1900 Discussion Infrastructure, Economic Development, and National Security China 1979 United States 1864 United States 1968 Information, Ideas, and National Security USSR 1960 Russia 1880 Information, Ideas, and Delivering Public Services Global 1990 United States 1960 Information, Ideas, and National Identity India 1987 UK 1938 Qatar 1996 Discussion Conclusion Part III 5. Technology + Trust = Political Influence Trust Communities — Opportunities for Individuals and Institutions The Role of Capitalism Engagement, Participation, and Interactivity Trust Communities and Diversity Information and Ideas as a Source of Power Trust Community as an Analytical Lens Future Research Conclusion Epilogue For the Activist For Businesses For Governments Notes References Index"ReviewsWu has given us an important book of ideas, presented with clarity and originality, that could go a long way toward helping us keep up with - and understand the vast implications of - the technology swirling around us. Hill Rag Wu has given us an important book of ideas, presented with clarity and originality, that could go a long way toward helping us keep up with - and understand the vast implications of - the technology swirling around us. * Hill Rag * Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.forgingtrustcommunities.com/Irene S. Wu is a senior analyst at the US Federal Communications Commission. The author of From Iron Fist to Invisible Hand: The Uneven Path of Telecommunications Reform in China, she teaches in the Communications, Culture & Technology Program at Georgetown University. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.forgingtrustcommunities.com/Countries AvailableAll regions |
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