Digital Media and Society

Contents List of Tables Preface List of Abbreviations and Acronyms PART I: POLITICS AND DIGITAL MEDIA: THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL MEDIA ON THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPHERES Introduction to Part I 1 From the Public to the Private: The Digitization of Scholarship 2. From the Private to the Public: Online Identity 3. Digital Media and Politics in the Liberal Democratic State Conclusion of Part I PART II: THE DIGITAL ECONOMY Introduction to Part II 4. The Digital Economy and the Creative Industries 5 The Digital Economy and the Global Financial Crisis PART III: DIGITAL MEDIA USE Introduction to Part III 6. Reading/Using Digital Media 7. The New Social Movements 8 Surveillance: The Role of Databases in Contemporary Societies 9. Digital Media Use in the Developing World Epilogue Endnotes Bibliography Index