Will the emerging global information infrastructure (GII) create a revolution in communication
equivalent to that wrought by Gutenberg, or will the result be simply the evolutionary …

Older adults are not only lagging behind in terms of physical access to the Internet but also
in engaging in political activities in the online environment. The findings from two …

Since July 2008, China has been the most populated country also in terms of Internet users
(CNNIC 2008). Nevertheless, considering only the quantitative (and unprecedented) growth …

The idea of 'pornography'is often employed to invoke titillation, anger, and disgust. Stigma
and the Shaping of the Pornography Industry explores the effects that this stigmatized …

E‐commerce diffusion has apparently taken different paths in different nations partially
because of the implications of national technology and the political and economic …

This paper examines the evolution of the regulatory regime for China's Internet and focuses
on China's efforts to develop a new and converging regime in response to the Internet era …

In this historical analysis, Jacques Ellul's theory of propaganda is applied to analyse the
changes of China's propaganda. It is found that China's propaganda is undergoing structural …

The evolution of global Internet governance Roxana Radu· Jean-Marie Chenou Rolf H. Weber
Editors The Evolution of Global Internet Governance Principles and Policies in the Making …

factors in turn influence Internet infrastructure (see Petrazzini and Kibati's “The Internet in
Developing Countries” in this issue). Different countries adopt very different policies …

International development agencies claim that commercial applications of information and
communication technology (ICT) have great potential to accelerate economic growth in …