posted on 2015-01-20, 12:54authored byPanayiota Tsatsou
This book considers the lessons learnt so far from the emergence of the Internet and the development of the field of Internet studies, whilst also considering possible directions for the future. Examining broad media theories and emerging theorisations around the Internet specifically, it explores the possibility of the development of an Internet theory in the future. A comprehensive overview of the field, Internet Studies considers key issues of social importance that the study of the Internet draws upon, such as the role of the Internet in civic participation and democratisation, the development of virtual communities, digital divides and social inequality, as well as Internet governance and policy control. At the same time, it examines the role of the Internet in social research and the development of highly interdisciplinary and rapidly developing Internet research. Hence, this volume maps key areas of certainty and uncertainty in the field of Internet studies and, as such, it will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, sociology and social research methods.
History
Citation
Tsatsou, P, Internet Studies: Past, Present and Future Directions, Ashgate, 2014
Author affiliation
/Organisation/COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE/Department of Media and Communication
Version
AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Published in
Tsatsou
Publisher
Ashgate
isbn
978-1-4094-4641-5
Copyright date
2014
Available date
2015-01-20
Publisher version
http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409446415
Notes
Details of the definitive version are available at http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409446415