Civil Society, Communication And Global Governance
Subtitle: Issues from the World Summit on the Information Society
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: October 10, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780820481128
Subjects: Information Technology; Bibliographies & Indexes; Mass Media - General; Social Aspects; Performing Arts; Computers - General Information; Civil society; Congresses; Information society; Performing Arts/Dance
Description: "In 2003 and again in 2005, the international community was called to take part in a World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This two-phase United Nations summit placed an unprecedented global spotlight on information and communication issues. Civil Society, Communication and Global Governance provides a sweeping portrait of the players, structures and themes of the WSIS, as well as a critical analysis of the summit's first phase, the issues it raised and the groundbreaking role played by civil society. Including an extensive bibliography, list of relevant web sites and key documents, this will be a basic reference source for everyone interested in the role of information and communication on shaping twenty-first-century societies."--BOOK JACKET.