Social informatics and the political economy of communications

Mansell, Robin ORCID: 0000-0003-3950-3468 (2005) Social informatics and the political economy of communications. Information Technology and People, 18 (1). pp. 21-25. ISSN 0950-3845

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Abstract

Purpose – There is a need to understand both theoretically and empirically the dominant guiding principles that are becoming embedded in people's technologically mediated interactions and what the alternatives may be. Aims to provide an evaluation of the work of Rob Kling in helping to find guidance on these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines narrative with argument and analysis. Findings – How people communicate in different organisational contexts is informed by the way meanings are created (in this study, contractual understandings to supply material goods) and how various processes can be made to work in both offline and online environments. The results of this study illustrate one of Rob Kling's dictums: the social context of information and communication technologies (ICT) development matters. Originality/value – Provides a contribution to the literature on Kling's work on social informatics.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/itp/it...
Additional Information:	© 2005 Emerald Group Publishing
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Date Deposited:	20 Feb 2008
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 22:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3480

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