New Edition of Information, Technology, and Control in a Changing World

The second edition of Information, Technology and Control in a Changing World: Understanding Power Structures in the 21st Century is now out. Working with co-editors Blayne Haggart and Natasha Tusikov, we have updated the book (originally published in 2019) with new chapters and revised original content.

A few highlights, as the book:

• Uses a multidisciplinary approach to focus on the causes and effects of the rising importance of information policy and knowledge governance in global society
• Features leading and innovative scholars from political science, international political economy, law, sociology, science and technology studies (STS), criminology, and communication studies
• Draws on Susan Strange’s conception of the “knowledge structure” to offer guiding theoretical insights for analyzing how the control of knowledge in its many forms is affecting global politics, society, and economics

Information, Technology, and Control in a Changing World explores the interconnected ways in which the control of knowledge has become central to the exercise of political, economic, and social power. Building on the work of International Political Economy scholar Susan Strange, this multidisciplinary volume features interdisciplinary experts who consider how the control of knowledge is shaping our everyday lives. From “weaponised copyright” as a censorship tool, to the battle over control of the internet’s “guts,” to the effects of state surveillance at the Mexico–U.S. border, this book offers a coherent way to understand the nature of power in the twenty-first century.