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The big issues crowd our minds but the process of decision making is the same at every level and in every context, whether we are concerned with government secrets or our children's reading and viewing habits. This book examines the issues from varying standpoints, including the human rights approach and the commercial approach.
Table des matières
1. Introduction How governments control information policies Other bodies that generate and control information Information policy as about any means by which the generation, distribution, and use of information is regulated What non-governmental agencies do within the realm of information policy Information policy must provide for different sorts of needs Information policy, public policy and other disciplines Conclusion PART 1: CONTEXTS FOR INFORMATION POLICY Understanding the international contexts Globalization and technology 2. Globalization and information societies Information societies and information policy The information society: alternative views 3. Information policy and the public sphere The idea of a public sphere The structure of the public sphere The character of the public sphere Epilogue to Chapter 3 4. Information rights and information policy The rights of government The interests of business Common good Ann Wells Branscomb's information rights Internationally recognized rights PART 2: INFORMATION POLICY SECTORS5. Censorship, freedom of speech and freedom of expression Powers of intervention Other forms of censorship The history of censoring Making arguments for free speech 6. Arguments for protecting speech Cohen's analysis of freedom of speech Implications of Cohen's strategy Structural strengths 7. Privacy and data protection The need for legislation Confidentiality Problems of power General questions Putting principles into effect 8. Freedom of information Confronting governments Building commitment Constructing the case Questions of model building Competing principles and pressures 9. Intellectual property The market reward system Recognized types of intellectual property Policy analysis questions Rules and practices Copies and originals Policy responses PART 3: CONCLUSION10. Final considerations Information policies in non-democratic societies Non-state information policy Obligations Policy formation Outcomes: desires, intentions and objectives Do we really need information policies? References and reading list
A propos de l'auteur
Ian Cornelius BA MLitt PhD is a Senior Lecturer and former Head of School for University College Dublin’s School of Information and Library Studies. He has held academic posts in Australia and in Columbia University, New York, and has been a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Social and Political Science at the European University Institute in Florence. He is also an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Information Studies, University College London.
Résumé
The big issues crowd our minds but the process of decision making is the same at every level and in every context, whether we are concerned with government secrets or our children's reading and viewing habits. This book examines the issues from varying standpoints, including the human rights approach and the commercial approach.
