International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society, 3 Volume Set

Mansell, Robin / Ang, Peng Hwa / Steinfield, Charles / van der Graaf, Shenja / Ballon, Pieter / Kerr, Aphra / Ivory, James D. / Braman, Sandra / Kleine, Dorothea / Grimshaw, David J. (Editor)

ICAZ - The Wiley-Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication

1. Edition February 2015
1500 Pages, Hardcover
Handbook/Reference Book

ISBN: 978-1-118-29074-3

John Wiley & Sons

Short Description

Available online or as a three-volume print set, this reference work offers critical assessments of theoretical and applied research on digitally-mediated communication, one of the most central topics of study in the 21st century. Over 150 entries examine topics with unprecedented breadth and depth and brings together international and interdisciplinary perspectives. Five interrelated themes cover digitally-mediated social media, commercial applications, and online gaming, law and policy analysis, and information and communication technologies for development.

The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society offers critical assessments of theoretical and applied research on digitally-mediated communication, a central area of study in the 21st century.
* Examines topics with unprecedented breadth and depth, with the aim of bringing together international and interdisciplinary perspectives
* Organized in an accessible A-Z format with over 150 entries on key topics ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 words
* Addresses a full range of topics including digitally-mediated social media, commercial applications and online gaming, to law and policy analysis and information and communication technologies for development
* Published with a regularly updated online edition which will ensure readers are kept abreast of the latest developments in research
* Part of The Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication series, published in conjunction with the International Communication Association

Volume I

About the Editors vii

Contributors ix

Alphabetical List of Entries xvii

Thematic List of Entries xxi

Introduction xxiii

Digital Communication and Society

Volume II

Digital Communication and Society

Volume III

Digital Communication and Society

Index

"Libraries that support programs in communication, digital humanities, mass communication, or new media research will want to acquire this set. . . Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 July 2015)

Robin Mansell is Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK. She is internationally known for her work on the social, economic, and political issues arising with innovations in information and communication technologies. She was Head of the Media and Communications Department at LSE (2006-2009), President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (2004-2008), and Scientific Chair of the EuroCPR conference on digital media, communication and regulatory policy (2008-2014). She is the author of Imagining the Internet: Communication, Innovation and Governance (2012), and co-editor of The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011) and The Oxford Handbook of Information and Communication Technologies (2007).

Peng Hwa Ang is Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research focuses on media law and policy and more specifically on Internet governance. He was a member of the UN Working Group on Internet Governance and author of Ordering Chaos: Regulating the Internet (2005). He co-founded the Global Internet Governance Academic Network and the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum and served as inaugural chair of both groups. He also served as Chairman of the Asian Information Media and Communication Centre (AMIC) from 2004-2013. He is the President Elect-Select of the ICA 2014-15.

R. Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK; D. J. Grimshaw, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University