Forging trust communities : how technology changes politics / Irene S. Wu.
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2015]Description: xii, 163 pages : charts ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781421417264 (pbk. : alk. paper); 142141726X (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Political participation -- Technological innovations | Political participation -- Computer networks | Information technology -- Political aspects | Internet -- Political aspectsDDC classification: 303.48/3 LOC classification: JF799.5 | .W8 2015
Contents:
Trust communities from the telegraph to the Internet: information and ideas as capital and ammunition -- Blogs, wikis, and international collective action: the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami -- Activists challenge institutions with information technology networks -- Governments shape nations with communications technology -- Technology + trust = political influence -- Epilogue: using technology to lead: a note to activists, businesses, and governments.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Trust communities from the telegraph to the Internet: information and ideas as capital and ammunition -- Blogs, wikis, and international collective action: the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami -- Activists challenge institutions with information technology networks -- Governments shape nations with communications technology -- Technology + trust = political influence -- Epilogue: using technology to lead: a note to activists, businesses, and governments.