Community practice in the network society : local action, global interaction

Community practice in the network society : local action, global interaction / edited by Peter Day and Doug Schuler.

Community Practice in the Network Society looks at the broad context in which this is happening, presents case studies of local projects from around the world, and discusses community ICT research methodologies.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: DIAC (Conference)
Other Authors: Day, Peter, 1954-, Schuler, Douglas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:
Information society.
Information technology > Social aspects.
Communities.
Social participation.
Social action.
Digital divide.
Community life.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Community life
Communities
Digital divide
Information society
Information technology > Social aspects
Social action
Social participation
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Community practice: an alternative vision of the network society; The network society: issues and exigencies; Globalization, cyberspace and the public sphere; Cybersobriety: how a commercially driven Internet threatens the foundations of democratic self-governance and what to do about it; Welcome to 1927: the creation of property rights and Internet domain name policy in historical perspective; The changing online landscape: from free-for-all to commercial gatekeeping.

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