The Network Society Today

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3757228
AutoresMireia Fernández-Ardèvol (0000-0002-6938-1943, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, autor correspondente), Ramon Ribera-Fumaz (0000-0003-3404-6309, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain)
Ano2023
Volume67
Fascículo7
Páginas839-846
Data de publicação2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027642221092800
OpenAlexW4281293541
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas13

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