Disinformation and Digital Media As a Challenge for Democracy - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780689756 ISBN 13 : 9781780689753

Editeur : Intersentia Ltd, 2020

Synopsis

"It would be pleasant to think that democracies will always wake up to their threats – internal and external – and heal themselves in good time before it is too late. [...] Yet, it is not too late to find public policy solutions which can restore information technologies to their original role of facilitators of democracy rather than their undertakers. But the timeframe is closing and we need these solutions sooner rather than later.

This is why the present volume of expert analyses bringing together many academics arrives at just the right time. It aspires to deepen our understanding of the dangers of fake news and disinformation, but also charts well-informed and realistic ways ahead. To my mind, it is certainly one of the most comprehensive and useful studies of this topic to date and I recommend it to the general reader as much as to the policy-maker as a reliable guide and mentor."

– from the Foreword by Prof. Dr. Jamie Shea, Brussels School of Governance

"This book is motivated, to a large extent, by some recent troubling developments in public discourse, namely the developments in information and disinformation practices. From the beginning of history, various and diverse means or channels of communication have been used to inform, misinform (unintentionally) and disinform (deliberately). However, in recent decades, the emergence and development of new information and communications technologies (ICT), combined with the ever-increasing digitalisation and globalisation of almost every aspect of modern life, among others, have opened up new and uncharted avenues to that end. This book therefore focuses on disinformation practices occurring with the help of digital media as these practices bring to the fore profound negative ramifications for the functioning of a democratic polity."

– from the Introduction by the Editors

"This collection of original essays provides an expert guide to the new information ecosystem […] It is an extraordinarily useful contribution to scholarly and professional debate about the future of information and communications. […] By mapping and analysing how disinformation works and exploring opportunities for change, the book shines a light on the pathway back to respect for pluralism and fact-based communications upon which European and western democratic life depends."

– Aidan White, Ethical Journalism Network

"'Fake news' has been plaguing more and more aspects of the contemporary world. This is a timely and thought-provoking piece on disinformation and digital media. Both the editors and the authors in this collection do not shy away from taking a critical perspective on this challenge or from developing concrete recommendations for restoring trust in the information we receive, and - in consequence - for restoring trust in democracy."

– Eva Kaili MEP, Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), European Parliament

'Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy is a comprehensible and straightforward piece of work, which is definitely of interest for [...] anyone interested in better understanding how the digital media is intertwined with political power in the twenty-first century.'

- Olga Shumilo, Białostockie Studia Prawnicze

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dariusz (Darek) Kloza is researcher at the Research Group on Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), where he is a founding member of the Brussels Laboratory for Data Protection & Privacy Impact Assessments (d.pia.lab). He also freelances at the Centre for Direct Democracy Studies (CDDS) at the University of Bialystok (Poland), where he is co-editor of the 'European Integration and Democracy' Series (Intersentia). His expertise concentrates on the governance of privacy and personal data, in particular on the tools for their protection. He has been involved in several collaborative research projects (co-)funded by the European Union. He earned a PhD in Law from the VUB (2019) with a thesis on the concept of impact assessment in European privacy and personal data protection law. He holds an LL.M. in Law and Technology (2010) from Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) at Tilburg University (with distinction) and a master degree in law from the University of Bialystok (2008), including a student exchange at the University of Copenhagen (2007-08). Previously, he held in parallel a part-time research position at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO; 2015-17) and visiting fellowships, among others, at Bond University (Australia; 2016).Elzbieta Kuzelewska is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bialystok, Poland, where since October 2019 she holds a position of Vice-Dean for Science. She is a Chair of the Centre for Direct Democracy Studies (CDDS) at the Faculty of Law, University of Bialystok, she holds a master's degree in law and a PhD degree and a habilitation in political science. Her research fields include constitutional law, direct democracy, European integration and contemporary political systems. She has been teaching in several European universities within the Erasmus+ programme as well as other bilateral agreements, and she has held visiting positions at Michigan State University School of Law (September 2018), among others. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of European Integration and Democracy Series, published by Intersentia Cambridge.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

"It would be pleasant to think that democracies will always wake up to their threats – internal and external – and heal themselves in good time before it is too late. [...] Yet, it is not too late to find public policy solutions which can restore information technologies to their original role of facilitators of democracy rather than their undertakers. But the timeframe is closing and we need these solutions sooner rather than later.

This is why the present volume of expert analyses bringing together many academics arrives at just the right time. It aspires to deepen our understanding of the dangers of fake news and disinformation, but also charts well-informed and realistic ways ahead. To my mind, it is certainly one of the most comprehensive and useful studies of this topic to date and I recommend it to the general reader as much as to the policy-maker as a reliable guide and mentor."

– from the Foreword by Prof. Dr. Jamie Shea, Brussels School of Governance

"This book is motivated, to a large extent, by some recent troubling developments in public discourse, namely the developments in information and disinformation practices. From the beginning of history, various and diverse means or channels of communication have been used to inform, misinform (unintentionally) and disinform (deliberately). However, in recent decades, the emergence and development of new information and communications technologies (ICT), combined with the ever-increasing digitalisation and globalisation of almost every aspect of modern life, among others, have opened up new and uncharted avenues to that end. This book therefore focuses on disinformation practices occurring with the help of digital media as these practices bring to the fore profound negative ramifications for the functioning of a democratic polity."

– from the Introduction by the Editors

"This collection of original essays provides an expert guide to the new information ecosystem […] It is an extraordinarily useful contribution to scholarly and professional debate about the future of information and communications. […] By mapping and analysing how disinformation works and exploring opportunities for change, the book shines a light on the pathway back to respect for pluralism and fact-based communications upon which European and western democratic life depends."

– Aidan White, Ethical Journalism Network

"'Fake news' has been plaguing more and more aspects of the contemporary world. This is a timely and thought-provoking piece on disinformation and digital media. Both the editors and the authors in this collection do not shy away from taking a critical perspective on this challenge or from developing concrete recommendations for restoring trust in the information we receive, and - in consequence - for restoring trust in democracy."

– Eva Kaili MEP, Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), European Parliament

'Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy is a comprehensible and straightforward piece of work, which is definitely of interest for [...] anyone interested in better understanding how the digital media is intertwined with political power in the twenty-first century.'

- Olga Shumilo, Białostockie Studia Prawnicze

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Intersentia Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780689756
• ISBN 13: 9781780689753
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 388
• Éditeur: Terzis Georgios, Kloza Dariusz, Kuzelewska Elzbieta, Trottier Daniel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible