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29 produkter
Third World Citizens and the Information Technology Revolution
Av N. Saleh
Inbunden, 2011
549 kr
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This book challenges the widely-held view that the information technology (IT) revolution has empowered people in the Third World. Tracing the making of the global IT regime, it shows that governments and corporations of the wealthy countries dominated this process, systematically excluding …
Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt
Digital Dissidence and Political Change
Inbunden, 2016
635 kr
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This compelling book explores how Egyptian bloggers used citizen journalism and cyberactivism to chip away at the state’s monopoly on information and recalibrate the power dynamics between an authoritarian regime and its citizens. When the Arab uprisings broke out in early 2011 and ousted …
Global Governance Facing Structural Changes
New Institutional Trajectories for Digital and Transnational Capitalism
Av Kim Fontaine-Skronski, Michèle Rioux
Inbunden, 2015
552 kr
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Contemporary governance is a contested field of competing institutional schemes and system of rules. This book analyzes new institutional trajectories, the renewal of old institutions or the emergence of new ones, to understand their interaction and how they can help renew collective action in a …
Turn to Infrastructure in Internet Governance
Av Francesca Musiani, Derrick L. Cogburn m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1207 kr
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This edited volume brings together experts from around the world to provide coverage and analysis of infrastructure's role in Internet governance, both now and in the future. Never in history have conflicts over Internet governance attracted such widespread attention. High-profile controversies …
Third World Citizens and the Information Technology Revolution
Av N. Saleh
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
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This book challenges the widely-held view that the information technology (IT) revolution has empowered people in the Third World. Tracing the making of the global IT regime, it shows that governments and corporations of the wealthy countries dominated this process, systematically excluding …
Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Information Society
Partners or Pawns?
Häftad, 2019
312 kr
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This book examines the role of transnational advocacy networks in enabling effective participation for individual citizens in the deliberative processes of global governance. Contextualized around the international conference setting of the United Nations-sponsored World Summit on the Information …
Regulating Telecommunications in South Africa
Universal Access and Service
Inbunden, 2020
551 kr
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This book provides the first full account of the 20-year story of universal access and service in South Africa’s ICT sector. From 1994 the country’s first democratic government set out to redress the deep digital divide afflicting the overwhelming majority of its citizens, already poor and …
Regulating Telecommunications in South Africa
Universal Access and Service
Häftad, 2021
590 kr
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This book provides the first full account of the 20-year story of universal access and service in South Africa's ICT sector. From 1994 the country's first democratic government set out to redress the deep digital divide afflicting the overwhelming majority of its citizens, already poor and …
Legitimacy, Power, and Inequalities in the Multistakeholder Internet Governance
Analyzing IANA Transition
Av Nicola Palladino, Mauro Santaniello
Inbunden, 2020
607 kr
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This book aims to develop a critical understanding of multistakeholder governance in Internet Governance through an in-depth analysis of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition, the process through which the U.S. Government transferred its traditional oversight role over the …
Birth of Digital Human Rights
Digitized Data Governance as a Human Rights Issue in the EU
Av Rebekah Dowd
Inbunden, 2021
1425 kr
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This book considers contested responsibilities between the public and private sectors over the use of online data, detailing exactly how digital human rights evolved in specific European states and gradually became a part of the European Union framework of legal protections. The author uniquely …
Birth of Digital Human Rights
Digitized Data Governance as a Human Rights Issue in the EU
Av Rebekah Dowd
Häftad, 2022
1425 kr
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This book considers contested responsibilities between the public and private sectors over the use of online data, detailing exactly how digital human rights evolved in specific European states and gradually became a part of the European Union framework of legal protections. The author uniquely …
Public Policy and Technological Transformations in Africa
Nurturing Policy Entrepreneurship, Policy Tools and Citizen Participation
Inbunden, 2023
1425 kr
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This book examines the links between public policy and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technological developments in Africa. It broadly assesses three key areas – policy entrepreneurship, policy tools and citizen participation – in order to better understand the interfaces between public policy …
Public Policy and Technological Transformations in Africa
Nurturing Policy Entrepreneurship, Policy Tools and Citizen Participation
Häftad, 2024
1425 kr
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This book examines the links between public policy and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technological developments in Africa. It broadly assesses three key areas – policy entrepreneurship, policy tools and citizen participation – in order to better understand the interfaces between public policy …
Digital Development in East Africa
The Distribution, Diffusion, and Governance of Information Technology
Inbunden, 2023
1425 kr
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This book uses comparative case study methodology and extensive field work to examine and compare outcomes of four East African nations (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda) that implemented formal Information and Communications Technology policies in the 1990s. Based on extensive fieldwork, the …
Digital Development in East Africa
The Distribution, Diffusion, and Governance of Information Technology
Häftad, 2024
1425 kr
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This book uses comparative case study methodology and extensive field work to examine and compare outcomes of four East African nations (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda) that implemented formal Information and Communications Technology policies in the 1990s. Based on extensive fieldwork, the …
Data Governance and Policy in Africa
Av Bitange Ndemo, Njuguna Ndung’u m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
551 kr
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This open access book examines data governance and its implications for policymaking in Africa. Bringing together economists, lawyers, statisticians, and technology experts, it assesses gaps in both the availability and use of existing data across the continent, and argues that data creation, …
Data Governance and Policy in Africa
Av Bitange Ndemo, Njuguna Ndung’u m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
440 kr
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This open access book examines data governance and its implications for policymaking in Africa. Bringing together economists, lawyers, statisticians, and technology experts, it assesses gaps in both the availability and use of existing data across the continent, and argues that data creation, …
Content Governance Dilemma
Digital Constitutionalism, Social Media and the Search for a Global Standard
Av Edoardo Celeste, Nicola Palladino m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
502 kr
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This open access book is one of the first academic works to comprehensively analyse the dilemma concerning global content governance on social media. To date, no single human rights standard exists across all social media platforms, allowing private companies to set their own rules, values and …
Open Government and Freedom of Information
Policy and Practice in Asia and the Middle East
Av Habib Zafarullah, Noore Alam Siddiquee
Inbunden, 2023
1425 kr
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The book examines the state of Open Government in Asia. Drawing on thirteen country case studies and one regional study, it analyses the application of Freedom of Information methods and assesses their implications for democratic governance, particularly transparency, accountability, participation, …
Open Government and Freedom of Information
Policy and Practice in Asia and the Middle East
Av Habib Zafarullah, Noore Alam Siddiquee
Häftad, 2024
1425 kr
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The book examines the state of Open Government in Asia. Drawing on thirteen country case studies and one regional study, it analyses the application of Freedom of Information methods and assesses their implications for democratic governance, particularly transparency, accountability, participation, …
Technological Governance and Escapism in Times of Accelerated Change
Inbunden, 2024
498 kr
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This book examines escapist coping strategies brought about by the pace, breadth and governance of technological change. It argues that escapism manifests in various forms, ranging from nostalgia for a fantasised past of unhindered reason and agency, to progressive visions of societal and political …
Technological Governance and Escapism in Times of Accelerated Change
Häftad, 2025
498 kr
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This book examines escapist coping strategies brought about by the pace, breadth and governance of technological change. It argues that escapism manifests in various forms, ranging from nostalgia for a fantasised past of unhindered reason and agency, to progressive visions of societal and political …
Information Resilience and Comprehensive Security
Challenges and Complexities in Wicked Environments
Av Petri Uusikylä, Harri Jalonen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1534 kr
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Changes in the global environment, the complexity of decision-making, and the new role of social media have challenged the operating models and practices of traditional crisis preparedness and security of supply. In a knowledge society context, securing the continuous flow of information and …
Information Resilience and Comprehensive Security
Challenges and Complexities in Wicked Environments
Av Petri Uusikylä, Harri Jalonen m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
1534 kr
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Changes in the global environment, the complexity of decision-making, and the new role of social media have challenged the operating models and practices of traditional crisis preparedness and security of supply. In a knowledge society context, securing the continuous flow of information and …
Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core
Av Fiona M. Alexander, Laura DeNardis m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1425 kr
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Contentious geopolitical conflicts over digital technologies have arisen around a complex set of technical specifications at the Internet’s core. One of these is the Internet Protocol (IP), designed for addressing and routing information to its destination. China redesigning the Internet? Ukraine …
Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core
Av Fiona M. Alexander, Laura DeNardis m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
1425 kr
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Contentious geopolitical conflicts over digital technologies have arisen around a complex set of technical specifications at the Internet’s core. One of these is the Internet Protocol (IP), designed for addressing and routing information to its destination. China redesigning the Internet? Ukraine …
Governing Public Information in the Age of AI
Blockchain and Decentralized Trust
Av Maxat Kassen
Inbunden, 2026
1534 kr
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In a digital world saturated with synthetic media and AI-shaped narratives, the quest for trustworthy public information has never been more urgent. Governing Public Information in the Age of AI explores how blockchain can strengthen the integrity of online communication at a moment when …
Politics of Online Copyright Enforcement in the EU
Access and Control
Av Trisha Meyer
Inbunden, 2017
1316 kr
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This book investigates recent policy initiatives dealing with the online enforcement of copyright in the European Union, providing unique insights into the current stalemate in the field. It is a timely contribution to the next steps of policy-making on copyright enforcement and Internet …
Politics of Online Copyright Enforcement in the EU
Access and Control
Av Trisha Meyer
Häftad, 2018
1316 kr
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This book investigates recent policy initiatives dealing with the online enforcement of copyright in the European Union, providing unique insights into the current stalemate in the field. It is a timely contribution to the next steps of policy-making on copyright enforcement and Internet …
