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Introduction: New media and the reconfiguration of power in global politics
Cyber Conflict and Global Politics (2009)
  • Athina Karatzogianni, Dr, University of Hull
Abstract

Whatever the developments and transformations in the sphere of global politics, the new media technologies and the political opportunities they present are unsettling the world system, the are rendering it chaotic and they are having a deeper systemic effect than the more powerful actors care to admit. It remains to be seen whether information age ideologies, new modes of capitalism, conflict, activism, terrorism and war in cyberspace will ever transfer to the ‘real world’ reversing the opposite trend, and causing everyday effects on a bigger scale than we are witnessing today. Even so, we are undoubtedly living in interesting times and systemic uncertainty has always produced the most beautiful and monstrous changes in global affairs.

Keywords
  • conflict,
  • global politics,
  • cyberwars,
  • hackers,
  • activism,
  • international relations,
  • security
Publication Date
2009
Editor
Athina Karatzogianni
Publisher
Routledge
Citation Information
Karatzogianni, A. "Introduction: New media and the reconfiguration of power in global politics" in Cyber Conflict and Global Politics. Ed. Athina Karatzogianni. London and New York: Routledge, 2009.