Human rights and information communication technologies : trends and consequences of use / John Lannon and Edward F. Halpin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lannon, John.

Halpin, Edward F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Information technology--Political aspects.

Information technology--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xxx, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, [2013]

Summary:

"This book provides a current examination of policy, practice, and theory relating to human rights and information, communications and technology and offers a comprehensive review of the topic and the exponential changes that have occurred through the last decade"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Human rights and technology : lessons from Alice in Wonderland / Judith Dueck, Michael Rempel

ICT policies favouring human rights / Rolf H. Weber

Negotiation boundaries between control and dissent : free speech, business, and repressitarian governments / Brian J. Bowe, Robin Blom, Eric Freedman

"In YouTube we trust" : video exchange and Arab human rights / Aziz Douai

Truth-seeking at a distance : engaging diaspora populations in transitional justice processes / Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm

ICT and human rights in Brazil : from military to digital dictatorship / José Rodrigues Filho

Contingency and hybridity in the study of digital advocacy networks : implications of the Egyptian protest movement / Christopher Wilson, Alexandra Dunn

Crowdsourcing for human rights monitoring : challenges and opportunities for information collection and verification / Jessica Heinzelman, Patrick Meier

Counting the unknown victims of political violence : the work of the human rights data analysis group / Ann Harrison

Human rights defenders and the right to digital privacy and security / Tanya Notley, Stephanie Hankey

Social assistance via the Internet : the case of Finland in the European context / Minna Strömberg-Jakka

Mental health, post-secondary education, and information communications technology / Jenny Martin, Elspeth McKay

ICTs and gender-based rights / Ana-Cristina Ionescu

Health information technology and human rights / Shane O'Hanlon.

Notes:

"Premier reference source"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-283) and index.

ISBN:

9781466619180

146661918X

9781466619197

1466619198

9781466619203

1466619201

OCLC:

776874720