Inside the Communication Revolution: Evolving Patterns of Social and Technical Interaction

by Robin Mansell (Editor)

Overview

What does it mean to live and work inside the information and communication technology revolution? Drawing upon cognitive, economic, management, political, and sociological theories, this book focuses on the nature and significance of newly-emerging patterns of social and technical interaction as digital technologies become more pervasive in the knowledge economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198296553
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/25/2002
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Robin Mansell holds the Dixons Chair in New Media and the Internet within the Interdepartmental Programme on Media and Communication at the London School of Economics and Political Science. From 1988 to 2000, she was Professor of Information and Communication Technology Policy, Director of the Information, Networks & Knowledge (INK) Centre, and Director of Research, Science & Technology Policy Research (SPRU), all at the University of Sussex. Previous publications include Mobilizing the Information Society (with W. E. Steinmueller, OUP 2000), and Communication by Design (ed. with R. Silverstone, OUP 1996).

Table of Contents

List of FiguresList of TablesList of BoxesAbbreviations and AcronymsList of ContributorsPreface1. Introduction, Robin MansellPart One. Mediating Social and Technical Relationships2. Virtual Communities and the New Economy, W. Edward Steinmueller3. Cyberspace and Social Distinctions: Two Metaphors and a Theory, David C. Neice4. Knowledge Management Meets the Virtual Organization in the Newspaper Industry, Jennifer J. Gristock5. Mind the Gap: Digital Certificates, Trust, and the Electronic Marketplace, Ingrid Schenk6. The Colleague in the Machine: Electronic Commerce in the London Insurance Market, Gordon Rae7. Repersonalizing Data in the Banking Industry, Andreas CredéPart Two. Building Capabilities for Knowledge Exchange8. Co-Design in Action: Knowledge Sharing, Mediation, and Learning, Jane E. Millar9. The Distribution of Spatial Data: Data Sharing and Mediated Cooperation, Uta Wehn de Montalvo10. Master of my Domain: The Politics of Internet Governance, Daniel Paré11. Missing Concepts in the 'Missing Links' for Brazilian Telecommunications, Ana Arroio12. Conclusion: Social Relations, Mediating Power, and Technologies, Robin MansellReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index