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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/33
• Soggetto topico: Information society; Information technology - Social aspects; Communities; Social participation; Social action; Digital divide
• Altri autori: DayPeter <1954-> SchulerDouglas
• Note generali: Result of the 7th 'Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing' (DIAC) Symposium which was held in Seattle in 2000--Pref.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-254) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; Snapshots of community practiceICTs for health promotion in the community: a participative approach; Cybercafes and national elites: constraints on community networking in Latin America; ~Informationalizing~ El Salvador: participatory design of a national information and ICT strategy; Social cyberpower in the everyday life of an African American community: a report on action-research in Toledo, Ohio; An emerging community technology research agenda; A human rights perspective on the digital divide: a human right to communicate ; An asset-based approach to community building and community technologyCommunity network development and user participation; Community Informatics Systems: a meeting place for useful research; Conclusion; Integrating practice, policy, and research; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Around the world, citizens in local communities are utilising ICTs to underpin the creation of a participatory and democratic vision of the network society. Embedded in the richness and diversity of community practice, a vision of a 'civil network society' is emerging. A society where ICTs are harnessed as tools to improve the quality of life and reflect the diversity of social networks; where people are viewed as citizens, not just as consumers, and where heterogeneity is perceived as a strength rather than a weakness. Community Practice in the Network Society looks at the
• Titolo autorizzato: Community practice in the network society
• ISBN: 1-134-41639-3; 0-203-68367-6; 1-134-41640-7; 1-280-07842-1; 0-203-64373-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783645603321
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