The Oxford Handbook of Information and Communication Technologies

The production and consumption of Information and Communication Technologies (or ICTs) has become embedded within our societies. The influence and implications of this have an impact at a macro level, in the way our governments, economies, and businesses operate, and in our everyday lives. This handbook is about the many challenges presented by ICTs. It sets out an intellectual agenda that examines the implications of ICTs for individuals, organizations, democracy, and the economy. Explicity interdisciplinary, and combining empirical research with theoretical work, it is organised around four themes covering the knowledge economy; organizational dynamics, strategy, and design; governance and democracy; and culture, community and new media literacies. It provides a comprehensive resource for those working in the social sciences, and in the physical sciences and engineering fields, with leading contemporary research informed principally by the disciplines of anthropology, economics, philosophy, politics, and sociology. Contributors to this volume - Chrisanthi Avgerou, Professor of Information Systems, Information Systems Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach, Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, USA Lisa Brooten, Assistant Professor, Global Media Research Center, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA Stephen Coleman, Professor of Political Communication, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK Nick Couldry, Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. Sara Cullen, PhD Student, Department of Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Australia Paul A David, Professor of Economics (and History), Stanford University, USA, and Senior Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK John D. H. Downing, Professor of International Communication and Director, Global Media Research Center, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA Mirko Draca, Research Economist, Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Patrick Dunleavy, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Chris Freeman, Professor Emeritus, Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), University of Sussex, UK Robert D. Galliers, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bentley College, USA, Visiting Professor, Department of Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Phil Graham, Canada Research Chair in Communication and Technology, University of Waterloo; Reader in Communication, University of Queensland, Australia Abby Ann Goodrum, Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair in News, Media and New Technology, School of Journalism, Ryerson University, Canada Shane Greenstein, Elinor and Wendell Hobbs Professor, Department of Management and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA Lucas Introna, Professor of Organisation, Technology and Ethics, Management School, Lancaster University, UK Matthew Jones, Lecturer in Information Systems and Fellow, Darwin College, University of Cambridge, UK Joo-Young Jung, Visiting Research Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo, Japan Jannis Kallinikos, Reader in Information Systems, Information Systems Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Yong-Chan Kim, Assistant Professor, Department of Telecommunication and Film, College of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Alabama, USA Mary Lacity, Professor of Information Systems, College of Business Administration, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA William Lazonick, University Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA and Distinguished Research Professor, INSEAD, France Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK David Lyon, Queen's Research Chair, Department of Sociology, Queen's University, Canada Robin Mansell, Dixons Chair in New Media and the Internet, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Sorin Adam Matei, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Purdue University, USA William H. Melody, Guest Professor, Center for Information and Communication Technologies, Technical University of Denmark and Managing Director, LIRNE.NET Shani Orgad, Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Wanda J. Orlikowski, Eaton-Peabody Professor of Information Technologies and Organization Studies, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Jeff Prince, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, USA Danny Quah, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Raffaella Sadun, Research Economist, Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago, USA and Centennial Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Roger Silverstone, formerly Professor of Media and Communications, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK W. Edward Steinmueller, Professor of Information and Communication Technology Policy, Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), University of Sussex, UK Charles D. Raab, Professor of Government, School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK John Van Reenen, Professor of Economics and Director of Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Judy Wajcman, Professor of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, formerly Centennial Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Leslie Willcocks, Professor of Technology, Work and Globalization, Department of Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK