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Thinking Cities in the Networked Society
The documentary ‘Thinking Cities’ deals with one of the most dramatic societal trends happening today: urbanization. The world population is expected to soar to more than 9 billion people by 2050, with roughly 70 percent living in cities. At the … Continue reading
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Thinking Like a Network
“Relationship is the fundamental truth of this world of appearance,” – Tagore Over the past several years of supporting networks for social change, we at IISC have been constantly evolving our understanding of what is new and different when we call … Continue reading
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Networked Urbanism: Social Capital in the City
Despite considerable interest in social capital amongst urban policymakers and academics alike, there is currently little direct focus on its urban dimensions. In this volume leading urban researchers from the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, Australia, Italy and France explore … Continue reading
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The Autopoietic State: Communication and Democratic Potential in the Net
The relationship between the practice of democracy and the use of new information technologies is dependent upon the technologies of communication and information, rules regarding the use of those technologies, and the nature of the entity making rules regarding those … Continue reading
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Civic engagement in a network society
Read The Pew Charitable Trusts defines civic engagement as Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern. Civic engagement can take many forms, from individual volunteerism to organizational involvement to electoral participation. It can include efforts … Continue reading
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