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Turnkey tyranny? Struggles for a new digital order
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Abstract Networking and digital communication pervade every area of life. As a consequence, norm formation on the Net has become a hotly disputed process. The chapter tracks the evolution of order in Internet politics and correlates this with the emergence of dissidence and its various manifestations. It is ... view more
Networking and digital communication pervade every area of life. As a consequence, norm formation on the Net has become a hotly disputed process. The chapter tracks the evolution of order in Internet politics and correlates this with the emergence of dissidence and its various manifestations. It is argued that dissidence has found a particularly conducive setting for its operations and that, thanks to the open starting position and an astute use of the expanding protest repertoire, it has managed to generate considerable public interest and high legitimacy. To what extent politicisation and dissident practice will succeed, nevertheless, remains to be seen since public approval in the field of Internet politics does not translate easily into effective changes.... view less
Keywords
media policy; civil society; communication; Internet; opposition; networking; hacker; civil disobedience; politicization; digitalization; normativity
Classification
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
Leaking; Snowden, E.
Collection Title
Resistance and change in world politics: international dissidence
Editor
Gertheiss, Svenja; Herr, Stefanie; Wolf, Klaus Dieter; Wunderlich, Carmen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
City
Basingstoke
Page/Pages
p. 215-242
Series
Global Issues
ISBN
978-3-319-50444-5
Status
Postprint; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications