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OverviewThat information and communications technologies (ICTs), such as the Internet, are challenging the very fabric of our political systems can no longer be doubted. Yet the nature of such technologically driven changes and their desirability is hotly contested. The Governance of Cyberspace critically focuses upon the alleged transformations in power relationships between individuals, government and social institutions as they are emerging in what is becoming known as cyberspace: a computer generated public domain which has no territorial boundaries, is controlled by no single authority, enables millions of people to communicate around the world and maybe encourages post-hierarchical control of populations. The ability of computer networks to transcend modern conceptions of time and space has considerable consequences for governance based upon the nation-state. Thus traditional forms of government are said to be weakened by an increasing link to control over global communications in cyberspace. Hence issues of surveillance, control and privacy in relation to the internet are coming to the fore as a result of state concern with security, crime and economic advantage. By advancing this debate, the authors have tried to steer a course between those proclaiming cyberspace as a liberating technology and the alternative prophesies of those opposed to technological change. In this way, The Governance of Cyberspace is intended to encourage a more informed discussion about the nature of the changes which the new ICTs are heralding in and should be of considerable interest to all those who are concerned about the technological shaping of our political future. Simon Baddeley, University of Birmingham, Roger Burrows, University of York, Dave Carter, Manchester City Council, Dorothy Denning, Georgetown University, Washington DC - U Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brian D Loader (University of York, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780415147231ISBN 10: 0415147239 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 20 March 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. The Governance of Cyberspace:Politics, Technology and Global Restructuring, Part I Theorising Cyberspace 2. Cyberspace Sociality: Controversies over Computer-Mediated Relationships 3. Virtual Culture, Urban Social Polarisation and Science Fiction 4. The Neuroscience of Cyberspace: New Metaphors for the Self and its Boundaries 5. Governmentality 6. Virtual Worlds and the Social Realities of Cyberspace, Part II Nation States, Boundaries and Regeneration 7. The Virtual State: Postmodernization, Informatization and Public Administration 8. The Challenge of Cyberspacial Forms of Human Interaction and the Terriorial Governance and Policing 9. `Digital Democracy' or `Information Aristocracy'? Economic Regeneration and Information Economy, Part III Policing Cyberspace, Privacy and Surveillance 10. Privacy, Democracy, Information 11. The Future of Cryptography 12. Multimedia Information Products and Services: A Need for `Cybercops'? 13. The Far Right on the InternetReviews'There's plenty here to enjoy, not least Loader's useful introductory essay which neatly skewers the simplistic anti-government stance of West Coast cyberlibertarians ... refreshing and illuminating into the bargain.' - The Guardian 'This book is welcome ... for providing some new opinions.' - New Scientist 'Overall the book is a welcome addition to the literature in this field ... There are papers here to suit most tastes, all the way from those locked into seriousness to those who prefer almost unbounded speculation. As an insight into the troubled waters of futures thinking, it is an excellent example of the breadth we must somehow embrace.' - Foresight Vol 1:1 February 1999 'This makes it, in short, one of the more useful and usable volumes among the many that are currently on the market.' - Science and Public Policy 'There's plenty here to enjoy, not least Loader's useful introductory essay which neatly skewers the simplistic anti-government stance of West Coast cyberlibertarians ... refreshing and illuminating into the bargain.' - The Guardian 'This book is welcome ... for providing some new opinions.' - New Scientist 'Overall the book is a welcome addition to the literature in this field ... There are papers here to suit most tastes, all the way from those locked into seriousness to those who prefer almost unbounded speculation. As an insight into the troubled waters of futures thinking, it is an excellent example of the breadth we must somehow embrace.' - Foresight Vol 1:1 February 1999 'This makes it, in short, one of the more useful and usable volumes among the many that are currently on the market.' - Science and Public Policy Author InformationBrian D Loader Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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