A Normative Theory of the Information Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13836716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alistair Duff (0000-0003-2158-9347, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 834-835 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094306112462562c |
| OpenAlex | W1523631339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
There is a clear need for a systematic, integrative, and rigorous normative theory of the information society. In this book, Duff offers a prescriptive theory to help to guide the academic and policy communities as they debate the future shape of emerging post-industrial, information-based societies. He argues that information policy needs to become anchored in a left-liberal philosophy which foregrounds a feasible permutation of the core ideals of freedom, equality and brotherhood. The information society, if it is to be worth having at all, cannot be allowed to be largely the outcome of the free play of market forces and technological determinism. The social structure, including the information economy, must be subjected to a regulatory axiological system as explicated by some leading proponents of social democracy. This text will be of interest to scholars and students at the cutting edge of information studies, journalism and media, computer science, sociology, politics, philosophy, management and law
Epistemology · Normative · Normative social influence · Political science · Sociology · Philosophy · Psychology · University Challenges and Reforms
| Citations per year | 0.42 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |