Overview

What does it mean to live and work inside the information and communication technology revolution? The nature and significance of newly emerging patterns of social and technical interaction as digital technologies become more pervasive in the knowledge economy are the focus of this book. The places and spaces where digital technolgoies are in use are examined to show why such use may or may not be associated with improvements in society. Studies of on- and off-line interactions between individuals and of collective attempts to govern and manage the new technologies show that the communication revolution is essentially about people, social organization, adaptation, and control, not just technologies. This book contains original empirical studies conducted within a programme of research in the Information, Networks and Knowledge (INK) research centre at SPRU, University of Sussex.

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Author:   Robin Mansell (, Dixons Chair in New Media and the Internet, London School of Economics and Political Science)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.613kg
ISBN:  

9780198296553

ISBN 10:   019829655
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   21 February 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Robin Mansell: Introduction Part I: Mediating Social and Technical Relationships 2: W. Edward Steinmueller: Virtual Communities and the New Economy 3: David C. Neice: Cyberspace and Social Distinctions: Two Metaphors and a Theory 4: Jennifer J. Gristock: Knowledge Management Meets the Virtual Organization in the Newspaper Industry 5: Ingrid Schenk: Mind the Gap: Digital Certificates, Trust, and the Electronic Marketplace 6: Gordon Rae: The Colleague in the Machine: Electronic Commerce in the London Insurance Market 7: Andreas Credé: Re-Personalizing Data in the Banking Industry Part II: Building Capabilities for Knowledge Exchange 8: Jane E. Millar: Co-Design in Action: Knowledge-Sharing, Mediation, and Learning 9: Uta Wehn de Montalvo: The Distribution of Spatial Data: Data-sharing and Mediated Cooperation 10: Daniel Paré: Master of My Domain: The Politics of Internet Governance 11: Ana Arroio: Missing Concepts in the 'Missing Links' for Brazilian Telecommunication 12: Robin Mansell: Conclusion: Social Relations, Mediating Power, and Technologies

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Robin Mansell holds the Dixons Chair in New Media and the Internet within the Interdepartmental Programme on Media and Communication at the London School of Economics and Political Science. From 1988 to 2000, she was Professor of Information and Communication Technology Policy, Director of the Information, Networks & Knowledge (INK) Centre, and Director of Research, Science & Technology Policy Research (SPRU), all at the University of Sussex. Previous publications include Mobilizing the Information Society (with W. E. Steinmueller, OUP 2000), and Communication by Design (ed. with R. Silverstone, OUP 1996).

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