Internet and Society

Social Theory in the Information Age

Christian Fuchs

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English

Routledge
07 November 2007

Communication studies; Humanities; Cultural studies; Sociology & anthropology; Computing: general; Computer science

Series: Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society

In this exceptional study, Christian Fuchs discusses how the internet has transformed the lives of human beings and social relationships in contemporary society. By outlining a social theory of the internet and the information society, he demonstrates how the ecological, economic, political, and cultural systems of contemporary society have been transformed by new ICTs. Fuchs highlights how new forms of cooperation and competition are advanced and supported by the internet in subsystems of society and also discusses opportunities and risks of the information society.

By: Christian Fuchs
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v. 8
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780415961325
ISBN 10: 0415961327
Series: Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 07 November 2007
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Self-Organization and Co-Operation 3. Society and Dynamic Social Theory 4. The Rise of Transnational Informational Capitalism 5. Social Internet Dynamics 6. Competition and Co-Operation in the Informational Ecology 7. Competition and Co-Operation in the Internet Economy 8. Competition and Co-Operation in Online Politics 9. Competition and Co-Operation in Cyberculture 10. Conclusion

Christian Fuchs is professor and chair for media and communication studies at Uppsala University's Department of Informatics and Media Studies. He is also board member of the Unified Theory of Information Research Group (Austria) and editor of tripleC (cognition, communication, co-operation): Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society. He is author of many publications in the fields ICTs & society, media & society, information society studies, and critical theory.

Reviews for Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age

I think that is is a relief to read a young academic who refers to Marx and Engels...I really recommend this book and hope that also some politicians are going to read it, so we can have a more cooperative and less competitive future. Jesper Toekke, Cybernetics & Human Knowing, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2008 Without building critical tools described in this book, the moment for positive social and political change may indeed turn dystopian, as the opportunity evaporates to conceptualize society as cooperative systems of interactions. Marcus Breen, International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics 5 (3) Fuchs's approach to social theory is reminiscent of Jurgen Habermas's in more than one way. ... Fuchs provides a thoughtful analysis that not only engages the most prominent literature but also produces a clear voice which cuts through many of the cliches regarding the information society Eran Fisher, Journal of Communication 59 (4)