Managing the Infosphere
Governance, Technology, and Cultural Practice in Motion
Published on 15. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-59213-280-5 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on their expertise in geography, political science, international relations, and communication studies, McDowell, Steinberg, and Tomasello investigate specific policy problems encountered as international organizations, corporations, and individual users try to "manage" a space that simultaneously contradicts and supports existing institutions and systems of governance, identity, and technology.
Reviews / Votes
"Accessible and welcoming. The theoretical underpinnings are clearly explicated, and strong. The book will be particularly useful as an introductory text in classes on globalization and information technology for those in the first two years of their undergraduate studies." Sandra Braman, University of Wisconsin "The main strength of this book is its strong theoretical framework... Managing the Infosphere will prove useful as a foundational text for anyone who wants to explore deeply how governance, cultural practices and technology shape and territorialize the space of information - and sometimes the other way around."- Spring 2009 issue of Global Media Journal "The book's strength lies in its cogent look at the space that hosts the virtual in order to help users understand mobile technologies--whether in applications of communication, tourism, or institution... What is particularly impressive in this work is the authors' depth of analysis despite handling so many and varied concepts... Managing the Infosphere is a stimulating book." Journalism & Mass Communication, Spring 2009 "The authors do admirably in taking a difficult and fluid topic and discussing it in such a way you can readily make sense of it... Like any good scholarly work, this [book] offers no solutions, only cautions and insights. In that sense, Managing the Infosphere may prove a valuable work for scholars and researchers looking for light to help them forge the way ahead."-Technical Communication, May 2009More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
289 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59213-280-5 (9781592132805)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Stephen D. McDowell is John H. Phipps Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication at Florida State University. He is the author of Globalization, Liberalization, and Policy Change: A Political Economy of India's Communications Sector.
Philip E. Steinberg is an Associate Professor of Geography at Florida State University. He is the author of The Social Construction of the Ocean and co-editor (with Rob Shields) of The Urban After Katrina: Place, Community, Connections, and Memory.
Tami K. Tomasello is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, East Carolina University.
Philip E. Steinberg is an Associate Professor of Geography at Florida State University. He is the author of The Social Construction of the Ocean and co-editor (with Rob Shields) of The Urban After Katrina: Place, Community, Connections, and Memory.
Tami K. Tomasello is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, East Carolina University.
Content
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Managing the Infosphere
Chapter 2: Managing Technological Change
Chapter 3: Scales of Governance, Governance of Scales
Chapter 4: Communication Technology, Mobility, and Cultural Consumption
Chapter 5: Internet Names, Semiotics, and Alternative Spaces of Governance
Chapter 6: Fixity, Mobility, and the Governance of Internet Names
Chapter 7: The Infosphere: A World of Places, an Ocean of Information or a Special Administrative Region?
References
Chapter 1: Managing the Infosphere
Chapter 2: Managing Technological Change
Chapter 3: Scales of Governance, Governance of Scales
Chapter 4: Communication Technology, Mobility, and Cultural Consumption
Chapter 5: Internet Names, Semiotics, and Alternative Spaces of Governance
Chapter 6: Fixity, Mobility, and the Governance of Internet Names
Chapter 7: The Infosphere: A World of Places, an Ocean of Information or a Special Administrative Region?
References