This new series explores the interplay of the information revolution and global politics. It is particularly concerned with the ways in which social power shapes the design and control of technologies and, conversely, how those technologies affect wider power dynamics beyond the boundaries of the ICT sector. These dual analytical concerns are addressed in three thematic arenas: National ICT Policies, with special attention to the challenges facing developing countries in the transition to globalization and market liberalization; The Global Governance of ICT, including the political economy of both traditional intergovernmental regimes and organizations and emerging "self-governance" arrangements and policy networks for telecommunications, the Internet, and information; and International Relations and Digital Diplomacy, including the information revolution's impact on the structures, actors, and power dynamics that shape world affairs, and on the conduct of foreign policy, international security, and international economic policies.
The series features volumes that bridge the gaps that often have hindered analytical and policy progress in this arena, such as those between different academic disciplines, between scholars and policy practitioners (in government, business, and civil society), and between North American and international perspectives. It examines the ways in which ICTs are embedded in and affect social institutions and relationships; purely technical studies are not included. While theoretical concerns are explored, the series gives particular emphasis to studies that will be of interest to both scholars and diverse policy-oriented audiences.
For information on the submission of proposals and manuscripts, please contact any of the series editors above or the publisher, Margy Avery.
Access Denied The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering
Edited by Ronald J. Deibert, John G. Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski and Jonathan Zittrain
A study of Internet blocking and filtering around the world: analyses by leading researchers and survey results that document filtering practices in dozens of countries. Cloth / February 2008 OUT OF PRINT
Access Denied The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering
Edited by Ronald J. Deibert, John G. Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski and Jonathan Zittrain
A study of Internet blocking and filtering around the world: analyses by leading researchers and survey results that document filtering practices in dozens of countries. Paper / February 2008 Price $21.00 | ADD TO CART
Protocol Politics The Globalization of Internet Governance Laura DeNardis
What are the global implications of the looming shortage of Internet addresses and the slow deployment of the new IPv6 protocol designed to solve this problem? Cloth / September 2009 Price $35.00 | ADD TO CART
The Information Revolution and Developing Countries Ernest J. Wilson III
An analysis of the problems and possibilities of the information revolution in developing countries, taking into account political, institutional, and cultural dynamics and structures. Cloth / June 2004 OUT OF PRINT
Working-Class Network Society Communication Technology and the Information Have-Less in Urban China Jack Linchuan Qiu; Foreword by Manuel Castells
An examination of how the availability of low-end information and communication technology has provided a basis for the emergence of a working-class network society in China. Cloth / March 2009 Price $35.00 | ADD TO CART