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Cyber-conflict and global politics

ed. by Athina Karatzogianni

Buch

englisch

Karatzogianni, Athina DNB
Karatzogianni, Athina (Ed.) DNB

Contemporary security studies

Routledge

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York

2008

246 p.

978-0-415-45970-9

social conflict
political conflict
security, international
internet
political violence

Table of Contents

Cyber-Conflict and Global Politics
by Karatzogianni, Athina




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Notes on contributors p. xi
Preface p. xv
1 Introduction: new media and the reconfiguration of power in global politics Athina Karatzogianni p. 1
Part I Transforming media and global conflict p. 11
2 War and the media paradox Hall Gardner p. 13
3 The Internet as a weapon of war? Radicalisation, publics and legitimacy Andrew Hoskins and Ben O'Loughlin p. 31
4 Transparency and accountability in the age of cyberpolitics: the role of blogs in framing conflict Maria Touri p. 48
Part II Global security and information warfare p. 59
5 Web activism as an element of global security Michael Dartnell p. 61
6 The laws of the playground: information warfare and propaganda across the Taiwan Strait Gary D. Rawnsley p. 79
7 Information warfare operations within the concept of individual self-defence Dimitrios Delibasis p. 95
Part III Ethno/religio/cultural cyberconflicts p. 113
8 The Internet and militant jihadism: global to local re-imaginings Frazer Egerton p. 115
9 How small are small numbers in cyberspace? Small, virtual, wannabe 'states', minorities and their cyberconflicts Athina Karatzogianni p. 128
10 Rivalry in cyberspace and virtual contours of a new conflict zone: the Sri Lankan case Harinda Vidanage p. 146
11 Feminist solidarity and the cyber crusade for women's activism: a case study of the Women in Black Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan p. 162
Part IV Socio/politico/economic cyberconflicts p. 175
12 Electronic civil disobedience and symbolic power Graham Meikle p. 177
13 The Internet and decentralized architectures: email lists and the organizing process of the European Social Forum Anastasia Kavada p. 188
14 Some notes on the social antagonism in netarchical capitalism Michel Bauwens p. 205
Bibliography p. 212
Index p. 238
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This volume examines theoretical and empirical issues relating to cyberconflict and its implications for global security and politics.