Information technologies and global politics : the changing scope of power and governance / edited by James N. Rosenau and J.P. Singh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singh, J. P., 1961-

Rosenau, James N.

Series:

SUNY series in global politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

State, The.

Information society--Political aspects.

Information society.

Information technology--Political aspects.

Information technology.

Power (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

xvi, 312 p.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Returning to the fundamentals of political science, namely power and governance, this book studies the relationship between information technologies and global politics. Key issue-areas are carefully examined: security (including information warfare and terrorism); global consumption and production; international telecommunications; culture and identity formation; human rights; humanitarian assistance; the environment; and biotechnology. Each demonstrates the validity of the view now prevalent within international relations research—the shifting of power and the locus of authority away from the state. Three major conclusions are offered. First, the nation-state must now confront, support, or coexist with other international actors: non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations; multinational corporations; transnational social movements; and individuals. Second, our understanding of instrumental and structural powers must be reconfigured to account for digital information technologies. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, information technologies are now reconstituting actor identities and issues.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

Acronyms

Important Terms

Introduction: Information Technologies and the Changing Scope of Global Power and Governance

Global Networks and Their Impact

The Changing Scope of Power

Public Eyes: Satellite Imagery, the Globalization of Transparency, and New Networks of Surveillance

Informational Meta-Technologies, International Relations, and Genetic Power: The Case of Biotechnologies

The Changing Scope of Power and Governance

Circuits of Power: Security in the Internet Environment

The Global Political Economy of Wintelism: A New Mode of Power and Governance in the Global Computer Industry

New Technologies and Consumption: Contradictions in the Emerging World Order

Governance in Telecommunications

Capitalism, Technology, and Liberalization: The International Telecommunications Regime, 1865–1998

Understanding Shifts in the Form and Scope of Telecommunications Governance: Canada and the United States in the Twentieth Century

Negotiating Regime Change: The Weak, the Strong and the WTO Telecom Accord

Information Technologies and the Skills, Networks, and Structures that Sustain World Affairs

List of Contributors

Index

SUNY series in Global Politics

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791489451

0791489450

9780585442518

0585442517

OCLC:

52033923