Technology, Development, and Democracy

Description

Technology, Development, and Democracy examines the growing role of the Internet in international affairs, from a source of mostly officially sanctioned information, to a venue where knowledge is often merged with political propaganda, rhetoric and innuendo. The Internet not only provides surfers with up-to-the-minute stories, including sound and visual images, and opportunities to interact with one another and experts on international issues, but also enables anyone with access to a computer, modem, and telephone line to influence international affairs directly. What does this portend for the future of international politics? The contributors respond by providing theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses for understanding the impact of the communications revolution on international security, the world political economy, human rights, and gender relations. Internet technologies are evaluated as sources of change or continuity, and as contributors to either conflict or cooperation among nations. While the Internet and its related technologies hold no greater, certain prospect for positive change than previous technological advances, they arguably do herald significant advances for democracy, the democratization process, and international peace.
I. Introduction

1. Information and International Poltics: an Overview
Juliann Emmons Allison

II. Contending Perspectives

2. Communications Revolutions and International Politics
Arthur Stein and Cherie Steele

3. Information and Turbulence in International Politics
James N. Rosenau and David Johnson

4. Globalization, Information and Change
Frank Webster

III. Contemporary Issues

5. Coincident Revolutions and the Dictator's Dilemma: Thoughts on Communication and Democratization
Christopher Kedzie, with Janni Aragon

6. The Media, Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy
Matthew Baum

7. Making the National International: Information Technology and Government Respect for Human Rights
David L. Richards Jr.

8. Gender, Women's Organizing and the Internet
Deborah Stienstra

9. Technology Transfer in the Computer Age: Africa's Experience
Ali Mazrui and Robert L. Ostergard Jr.

Contributors

Index

Sujets

• International relations

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791489291
• Langue: English

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TECHNOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMOCRACY

SUNY series in Global Politics James N. Rosenau, editor

A complete listing of books in this series can be found at the end of this volume.

TECHNOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMOCRACY

International Conflict and Cooperation in the Information Age

EDITED BY Juliann Emmons Allison

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS

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Technology, development, and democracy : international conflict and cooperation in the information age / edited by Juliann Emmons Allison. p. cm. — (SUNY series in global politics) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5213-1 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5214-X (pbk. alk. paper) 1. Information society. 2. Information society—Political aspects. 3. Globalization. I. Allison, Juliann Emmons, 1965- II. Series.

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Contents

PART ONE INTRODUCTION

Information and International Politics: An Overview Juliann Emmons Allison

PART TWO CONTENDING PERSPECTIVES

Communications Revolutions and International Relations Cherie Steele and Arthur Stein

Information Technologies and Turbulence in World Politics James N. Rosenau and David Johnson

Globalization, Information, and Change Frank Webster

PART THREE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

Coincident Revolutions and the Dictator’s Dilemma: Thoughts on Communication and Democratization Christopher R. Kedzie, with Janni Aragon

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The Communications Revolution and the Political Use of Force Matthew A. Baum

Making the National International: Information Technology and Government Respect for Human Rights David L. Richards

Gender, Women’s Organizing, and the Internet Deborah Stienstra

9. Technology Transfer in the Computer Age: The African Experience Ali A. Mazrui and Robert L. Ostergard Jr. Contributors Index SUNY series in Global Politics

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Democracy and Interconnectivity

Trend in “Don’t Know” Responses for U.N. Membership Question, 1951–1994

Probability of Escalating U.S. MIDs as “No Opinion” Rates Vary, 1946–1992

Probability of Using Force in U.S. MIDs as “No Opinion” Rates Vary, 1946–1992

Distribution of Level of Connectivity by Year, 1991–1996

Level of Government Respect for Physical Integrity Rights Categorized by Level of Connectivity

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Matrix Showing First-Order Correlations

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Likelihood of Escalating MIDs or Using Force, as “No Opinion” Rates Vary, 1946–1992

Probability of MID Escalation: Broadcast Regime vs. Cable Regime

Ordered Logit Estimates of the Effect of Connectivity on Government Respect for Physical Integrity Rights, 1991–1996

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