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Disruptive Power: The Crisis of the State in the Digital Age
Taylor Owen
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Description for Disruptive Power: The Crisis of the State in the Digital Age
Hardback. Digital communication technologies have thrust the calculus of global political power into a period of unprecedented complexity. In every aspect of international affairs, digitally enabled actors are changing the way the world works, and disrupting the institutions that once held a monopoly on power. Series: Oxford Studies in Digital Politics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JP; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Anonymous. WikiLeaks. The Syrian Electronic Army. Edward Snowden. Bitcoin. The Arab Spring. Five years ago, these terms were meaningless to the vast majority of people in the world. Today, they and many like them dominate the news and keep policymakers, security experts, and military and intelligence officials up at night. These groups and individuals are enabled and empowered by digital technology to confound and provoke the state in a way not possible before the Internet revolution. They are representative of a wide range of 21st century global actors and a new form of 21st century power: disruptive power. In ... Read more
Anonymous. WikiLeaks. The Syrian Electronic Army. Edward Snowden. Bitcoin. The Arab Spring. Five years ago, these terms were meaningless to the vast majority of people in the world. Today, they and many like them dominate the news and keep policymakers, security experts, and military and intelligence officials up at night. These groups and individuals are enabled and empowered by digital technology to confound and provoke the state in a way not possible before the Internet revolution. They are representative of a wide range of 21st century global actors and a new form of 21st century power: disruptive power. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Oxford Studies in Digital Politics
Condition
New
Weight
474g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199363865
SKU
V9780199363865
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About Taylor Owen
Taylor Owen is Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia and a Senior Fellow at the Columbia Journalism School. He was previously the Research Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University where he designed and led a program studying the impact of digital technology on the practice of journalism. ... Read more
Reviews for Disruptive Power: The Crisis of the State in the Digital Age
The 21st century state is using new technologies both to serve and protect citizens and also to control them. Citizens are using the same technologies to fight back. Taylor Owen's analysis is the one you want to read on this battle and the way it will shape the 21st century.
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