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It is a great privilege to participate in the Festschrift honoring ImmanuelWallerstein. I am very grateful to Professor Wallerstein for having recog-nized in my work in physics and chemistry aspects which may be of interest for history and sociology.

This book examines technological and social events during 2011 and 2012, a period that saw the rise of the hacktivist, the move to mobile platforms, and the ubiquity of social networks. It covers key technological issues such as hacking, cyber-crime, cyber-security and cyber-warfare, the internet, smart phones, electronic security, and information privacy. This book traces the rise into prominence of these issues while also exploring the resulting cultural reaction. The authors' analysis forms the basis of a discussion on future technological directions and their potential impact on society. The book includes forewords by Professor Margaret Gardner AO, Vice-Chancellor and President of RMIT University, and by Professor Robyn Owens, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Western Australia. Security and the Networked Society provides a reference for professionals and industry analysts studying digital technologies. Advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering will also find this book useful as a thought-provoking resource

A Review essay on the following books: Media and Political Engagement: Citizens, Communication, and Engagement; and The Internet and Democratic Citizenship: Theory, Practice and Policy.

Intro -- EDUCATION TO MEET NEW CHALLENGES IN A NETWORKED SOCIETY -- EDUCATION TO MEET NEW CHALLENGESIN A NETWORKED SOCIETY -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2: NEW AND CHALLENGING CONTEXT -- LEARNING, SCIENCE AND SOCIETY -- WHERE WE STAND IN SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND LEARNING -- THE NEED FOR TRANSITIONS -- "GLOBALIZATION" AS A KEY ELEMENT OF CONTEXT -- Chapter 3: NEW NEEDS IN SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND LEARNING -- A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL, MULTI-SCALE DEVELOPMENT "SYSTEM" -- COMPLEXITY -- SCIENTIFIC CULTURE AND ORGANIZATION -- UNCERTAINTY -- ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT -- COMMUNICATION AT THE SCIENCE-POLICY- SOCIETY INTERFACE -- Chapter 4: TRANSITIONS AND SUPPORTING COMPETENCES -- GOAL-ORIENTED TRANSITIONS -- TRANSITIONS AND SOCIAL LEARNING -- COMPETENCE FOR TRANSITION -- Chapter 5: MODES OF CAPACITY AND COMPETENCE BUILDING -- CAPACITY BUILDING BY EDUCATION -- EDUCATION, LEARNING, UNDERSTANDING,KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS -- LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS -- ICT AND THE INNOVATION OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS -- Chapter 6: PIONEERING EXAMPLES: SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- EVALUATING SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- EVIDENCE-BASED EVALUATION -- GOOD PRACTICE IN SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 7: PIONEERING EXAMPLES:HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- THE DUTCH NETWORK FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (DHO) -- THE DUTCH OPEN UNIVERSITY -- REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXPERTISE -- KISSZ - " KNOWLEDGE IN SYNERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE ZUID HOLLAND" -- Chapter 8: PERSPECTIVES FOR FUTURE LEARNING -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

In the last few years, parallel evolutionary processes in the socio-political, governmental and technological arenas have been providing new pathways for the collaborative generation, coordination and distribution of polycentric information. From a technological perspective, the proliferation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has boosted the availability of information about our planet, along with its storage, processing and dissemination capabilities. The Worldwide Web and satellite and electronic sensors combined with smart phone technologies have also opened new means for social, political and scientific innovation. From a socio-political standpoint, the implementation of policies that encourage the reutilisation of data and protect the right to information of interested parties, together with growing social demands for transparency, have resulted in an increasing number of governments drawing strategies to open up public data. In this context, this paper addresses two main topics that we deem will be key drivers for improved water governance in the near future. First, it discusses new practices of collaborative and distributed generation and disclosure of information for water governance, and the resulting challenges and opportunities afforded by the use of ICTs. Second, it looks at the interplay between the uptake of ICTs and institutional frameworks, social dynamics and technological structures within which they operate to understand the extent to which ICTs affect decision-making processes and contribute to creating alternative spaces for the production of common services or alternative discourses. Despite the advances in open data policies, findings suggest that there remain significant challenges to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by ICTs, mostly derived from the structural conditions of existing models of decision-making, and information generation and management. It seems that the potentialities of ICTs as transformative tools are conditioned by the regeneration of the context within which decisions are made, that is, the democratic process itself.

In an era of depressed civic engagement, where access to the media by common citizens is limited, blogs have the power to change the political landscape. This book catalogs the individuals engaged in political blogging, explains why they started blogging, and examines what they hope to gain from it

In an era of depressed civic engagement, where access to the media by common citizens is limited, blogs have the power to change the political landscape. This book catalogs the individuals engaged in political blogging, explains why they started blogging, and examines what they hope to gain from it.

"This book is a production of the discipline of intercultural communication aiming to bridge intercultural communication research with the emerging new media studies. It facilitates comprehensive analysis, providing the necessary power to research the relationships between culture and new media through a positive, effective, and transformational analysis that brings both fields together"--