In the Net: A Guide for Activists [Paperback]

Jim Walch (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1856497593 | ISBN-13: 978-1856497596 | Publication Date: January 15, 2000

In the Net is the first book about the Internet that is an introduction, a handbook, a political treatise and a history. Explicitly written for social and political activists, as well as for educators, it presents a history of the technology, a guide to progressive uses of the Internet and an account of how NGOs and others have been using information and communication technology (ICT) for social and political change. The book opens with a history of computer-mediated communication, its promises and its threats, followed by a series of case studies.

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About the Author

Jim Walch is at Södertörn University College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Zed Books (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856497593
• ISBN-13: 978-1856497596
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,073,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Companion to Human Right Organisations and NGOs', April 27, 2000

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This review is from: In the Net: A Guide for Activists (Paperback)

The power of Internet supported activism can be seen from the very fact that 1997 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, whose part of activism-effort was mainly based on 'Web' activities. Jim Walch starts the first chapter of his "In the Net" with this historical phenomenon, and focuses activism movement in the Net from different angles. Starting with the basic approach and tools of Internet supported activism movement, he goes to explain the relatively new happenings in the Internet with several recent examples, e.g. Net-Activism in Bosnia-war or solidarity efforts in East Timor. Not only an in-depth analysis of crisis communication, but also the suitable approach for emancipatory action in the web with suitable example makes the book a must for Human Right Organisations and NGOs'. Increase uses of net give rise to anxiety of information overflow in the 21st Century. Information Managers are now trying to utilise the interactive capacity of Internet through methodical approach like 'Push' or 'Pull' technology. It would have been better if the author has discussed these techniques so that the readers may have an idea how one can attract the interest of maximum people.