ISBN:
9781433139451
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (279 pages).
Series Statement:
ICA International Communication Association. Annual Conference Theme Book Series v.4
Series Statement:
ICA International Communication Association Annual Conference Theme Book Ser. v.4
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
Communication--Research--Congresses
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Communication Research
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Congresses
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Communication Research
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Methodology
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Congresses
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This collection of articles analyzes and responds to asymmetries of power in a diversity of contexts. They are drawn from presentations at the 2016 Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, held in Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- The Contributors -- Foreword (Peng Hwa Ang) -- Editor's Introduction (Cherian George) -- Acknowledgements -- Part One: War and Conflict -- Chapter One: The Medium as Power: Information and Its Flows as Acts of War (Sandra Braman) -- Communicating with Those in Power: Arms Control Treaties -- A Brief History -- Information Policy Provisions in Arms Control Treaties -- Trends -- Communication as Power: Cyberspace and Arms Control -- Arms Control Issues in Cyberspace -- Cybersecurity in the Tallinn Manual -- Resonance between Cybersecurity and Other Cyberspace Issues -- Arms Control for Kinetic and Cyberspace: A Comparison -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter Two: Pointless or Potent? A Long View on Antiwar Movement Media (John D. H. Downing) -- Defining Key Terms -- Obstacles to Antiwar Movement Media -- What Kind of Impact Are We Looking to See? -- A Slowly Gathering Storm of Antiwar Media Activism? -- Conclusions: Revising the Fragestellung, Challenging Researchers -- References -- Chapter Three: The Politics of Recognition and the Safety of Syrian Media Practitioners (Omar Al-Ghazzi) -- Communicating with Power in Syria -- Battling Global News Agenda-setting -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Four: Media, Parliaments and NGOs in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Marc Jungblut / Adolfo Carratalá / Beatriz Herrero) -- The Role of (Foreign) Parliaments in Violent Conflicts -- NGOs as Influential Actors in Violent Conflicts -- Mediatization of Public Actors: From MPS to NGOs -- Research Questions -- Data and Method -- Sample and Procedure -- Measures and Analysis -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part Two: Power Imbalances -- Chapter Five: The Rise of Computational Power: Accountability, Imagination and Choice (Robin Mansell) -- Algorithmic Surveillance and Society
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Computational Novelty in Context -- The Governability of Emerging Societies -- The Efficacy of Computational Theocracy -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter Six: Big Data and Information/Power Asymmetries: What Role for Scholars? (Jenifer Sunrise Winter) -- The Internet of Things Ecosystem -- Anonymity and Re-identification -- Personal Data and Algorithmic Discrimination -- The Role of Communication Scholarship -- Engaged Scholarship on Big Data and the Internet of Things -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter Seven: Public Discourse on the Responsibility of Corporations: A Holistic Framework (Kerstin Thummes / Ulrike Röttger) -- Framework: Corporate Responsibility Assessments in Public Discourse -- Dimensions of the Assessment of Responsibility -- Corporate Responsibility in Public Discourse -- Erosion of Responsibility: An Example -- Assumptions Regarding the Perspective of Media -- Assumptions Regarding the Perspective of Corporations -- Assumptions Regarding the Perspective of Citizens -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Eight: Struggling to Be Understood: Deaf Patients and the American Healthcare System (Min Liu, Valarie Shaw and Wai Hsien Cheah) -- Literature Review -- Information Access -- Provider Patient Relationship and Communication -- Use of Health Interpreters -- Methods -- Recruitment of Participants -- Participants -- Interview Guide -- Data Transcribing and Analysis -- Results -- Role and Utility of Interpreters -- Information Access -- Provider-Patient Relationship -- Deaf People as Caregivers -- Deflated Sense of Self and Control -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter Nine: Internet Workers' Emerging Agency and New Political Dynamics in China (Bingqing Xia) -- Methodology -- Internet Workers and Agency -- Workers Contributing to New Political Dynamics
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Contributing to the Common Good -- Agency Originating from Internet Idealism -- Conclusion: Where Does Agency Come From? -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter Ten: Shifts in Communicative Power: Social Media and Elections in Singapore (Debbie Goh / Elmie Nekmat / Natalie Pang / Carol Soon / Weiyu Zhang) -- Analyzing Evolving Communication -- Personalized Communication and Campaign Knowledge -- Evolving Technologies -- Opinion Climates, Public Issues and Voting Patterns -- Evolving Electorate and New Media -- Discussion -- References -- Part Three: Academic Activism -- Chapter Eleven: Academic-Community Collaboration through World Building (Nicholas Busalacchi / Sonia Jawaid Shaikh / François Bar / Ann Pendleton-Jullian) -- Literature Review -- The Academy and the Community -- Defining World Building -- World Building as a Methodology: Rationale and Comparatives -- Case Study: The DTLA Imagination Corridor World Building Project -- Geography -- Workshop Themes -- Participant Identification and Recruitment -- Workshop Design and Participatory Framework -- Variation and Adaptation -- World Building Methodological Guide: Components and Application -- Emergence of Future States -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Process -- Product -- References -- Chapter Twelve: Breaching Sites of Power in Law and Policy Debates: Four Models (Sharon Strover) -- The Locations of Power: Time and Scale -- Four Models -- Individual Model -- The Think Tank -- The Academic Institute or Center -- The Network Approach -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter Thirteen: Dealing with Demagoguery and Hate Propaganda in an Age of Unreason (Cherian George) -- Trump and Truth -- The Political Appeal of Hate -- Hate Spin in Open Societies -- A Distorted Marketplace -- Taking a Stand with Reason and Rights -- References
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Chapter Fourteen: We Know How to Communicate with Power: We Just Don't Do It (Perry Parks) -- Journalism and Shifting Normative Ideals -- Fragmentation, Deinstitutionalization, and Unassembled Publics -- The Fantasy of a Shared Reality -- The Power of Affect and Non-representational Theory -- Affective Examples -- But What About "Objectivity"? -- Toward More Generative Scholarship in Journalism and Communication -- Embrace "Play and Experimentation" -- Explore "Whitespace" -- Apply Actor-Network Theory -- Study Communicative Acts of Empathy, Compassion, and Peace -- Spend More Time with Artists -- References -- Chapter Fifteen: Disinformation, Economic Fallacies and Environmental Catastrophe (John Gowdy) -- A Long Run Perspective on Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss -- Valuing Nature: The Economic World View -- Markets and Actual Human Behavior -- Demonstration Effects -- Money May Crowd Out the Public Good -- The Growth Dynamic of Markets -- The Importance of Shaming in Promoting Ethical Behavior -- Should WEIRD Values Dictate the Future of Homo Sapiens? -- Final Thoughts -- References -- Index
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