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



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Titolo: Community practice in the network society : local action, global interaction / / edited by Peter Day and Doug Schuler Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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
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ISBN: 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.: 9910450555103321
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