The Network Society Today
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757228 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol (0000-0002-6938-1943, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, corresponding author), Ramon Ribera-Fumaz (0000-0003-3404-6309, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 839-846 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00027642221092800 |
| OpenAlex | W4281293541 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
2021 marked the 25th Anniversary of Manuel Castells' The Rise of the Network Society, the first volume of the Information Age trilogy. The Trilogy immediately became one of the most influential works to understand the societal change in the wake of the digital revolution. More than two decades later, many of the emerging processes theorised and analysed in the Trilogy have reached full maturity, if not evolved in unexpected ways. Also, several theoretical and epistemological trends have developed or consolidated in the social sciences that have either been influenced by or challenged the Trilogy position. In this scenario, is the Network Society Theory still relevant for understanding today's digitalised society? How should we develop the Network Society approach now? This special issue aims to answer these questions. In particular, in this collection of papers, we identify three interrelated dimensions: new developments in the evolution or disruption of the Network Society, the articulation between network logics and other spatial forms, and the relation of the Network Society with recurrent topics in Castells' work beyond the Information. The papers are a selection of the contributions to the online workshop The Network Society Today: (Revisiting) the Information Age Trilogy (November 2-30, 2020), in which Prof. Castells also participated. This volume brings together a wide range of established and emerging scholars from a diversity of Social Sciences disciplines with plural theoretically informed papers tackling rich empirical case studies across the world, spanning throughout America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Contributions conclude with a reflection by Manuel Castells on them and his work
Information society · Media studies · Network society · Political science · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics) · Social science · Sociology · Trilogy · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · History · Law · Smart Cities and Technologies · University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
Theories of the Information Society
Technology and History
Reassembling the Social
Going Beyond the Smart City? Implementing Technopolitical Platforms for Urban Democracy in Madrid and Barcelona
Conversations with Manuel Castells, Robert Cox and Immanuel Wallerstein
The Information Have-Less
Networks of Outrage and Hope
From Formal Subsumption to General Intellect
Theorizing Sociospatial Relations
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |