Wikipedia and the Politics of Openness

Few virtues are as celebrated in contemporary culture as openness. But what does openness mean, and what would a political theory of openness look like? The author uses Wikipedia, the most prominent product of open organization, to analyze the theory and politics of openness in practice - and to break its spell.

Info autore

Nathaniel Tkacz is assistant professor in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at the University of Warwick and coeditor of Critical Point of View: A Wikipedia Reader.

Riassunto

Few virtues are as celebrated in contemporary culture as openness. But what does openness mean, and what would a political theory of openness look like? The author uses Wikipedia, the most prominent product of open organization, to analyze the theory and politics of openness in practice - and to break its spell.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nathaniel Tkacz
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.12.2014
• EAN: 9780226192307
• ISBN: 978-0-226-19230-7
• Pagine: 232
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Mediologia; Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Human rights, civil rights, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech