Manuel Castells(1942- )

研究資訊社會學和溝通
Castells analysis unfolds along three basic dimensions — production, power and experience. This stresses that the organisation of the economy, of the state and its institutions, and the ways that people create meaning in their lives through collective action, are irreducible sources of social dynamics. They need to be understood in their own terms as well as in relation to one another. Applying such an analysis to the development of the Internet, Castells stresses the roles of the state (military and academia), social movements (hackers and social activists) and businesses in shaping the infrastructure according to their (conflicting) agendas. Castells has become one of the influential cyber culture theorists. He has written over twenty books, published over one hundred academic journal articles, and co-authored over fifteen books. He has been called the first great philosopher of cyberspace.

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