US Power and the Internet in International Relations

The Irony of the Information Age
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-55023-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 221 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 3943 g

Despite the pervasiveness of the Internet and its importance to a wide range of state functions, we still have little understanding of its implications in the context of International Relations. Combining the Philosophy of Technology with IR theories of power, this study explores state power in the information age.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carr, M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
2. International Relations Meets Technology Theory
3. A (Select) Political History of the Internet
4. Cyber Security
5. Internet Governance
6. Network Neutrality
7. Conclusion
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Madeline Carr is a Senior Lecturer in International Politics and the Cyber Dimension in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, UK. She has published widely on Internet freedom, the public-private partnership, and multi-stakeholder Internet governance. Madeline is a founding member of the newly established ISA section STAIR (Science, Technology and Arts in International Relations), and she has been funded by the British Academy and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).