The Governance of Cyberspace: Politics, Technology and Global Restructuring

Description

Issues of surveillance, control and privacy in relation to the internet are coming to the fore as a result of state concern with security, crime and economic advantage. Through an exploration of emerging debates regarding the possible desirability, form and agencies responsible for the regulation of the internet and an analysis of issues of surveillance, control, rights and privacy, The Governance of Cyberspace will develop contemporary theories and consider issues of access, equity and economic advancement. This book will be essential reading for students of social policy, politics, sociology, computing, information and communications technologies and public management and administration. It will also appeal to professionals in the area of informatics applications and should therefore become a standard text for political scientists, policy analysts, social scientists and lecturers in computing and information technology

"A fascinating and provocative volume which raises all the relevant questions relating to the awesome problem of social control in cyberspace. Impressively coherent in its argument, it tackles theory, the problem of boundaries and the question of surveillance."-Mike Gane, Loughborough University