What are we to make of the information society? Many prominent theorists have argued it to be the most profound and comprehensive transformation of economy, cul
Mattelart unpacks the notion of the information society, and examines why it has become the dominant paradigm for social change. He also asks why the notion has
In the first edition of Theories of the Information Society Frank Webster set out to make sense of the information explosion, taking a sceptical look at what th
The long-term social benefits of building an inclusive information society: a national action plan. As our social institutions migrate into cyberspace, the digi
Today, information and the technologies that store and disseminate it are producing deep-rooted and widespread changes in society - changes of the same magnitud