Communication Rights in a Divided World

This article explores the implications of advances in communication technology for communication rights and the political, economic, and cultural challenges at global, national, and local levels. It argues that digital transformation cannot be left to market forces or to a benign vision of a world i...

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Main Author: Lee, Philip 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2020]
In: The ecumenical review
Year: 2020, Volume: 72, Issue: 2, Pages: 197-208
RelBib Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCD Political ethics
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B communication rights
B Human Dignity
B surveillance capitalism
B ethical values
B digital transformation
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Summary:This article explores the implications of advances in communication technology for communication rights and the political, economic, and cultural challenges at global, national, and local levels. It argues that digital transformation cannot be left to market forces or to a benign vision of a world in which all governments are sufficiently liberal minded to permit dissent and peaceful revolution. Rather, digital transformation needs to be driven by the needs of peoples and communities who help construct communication and information ecosystems that are firmly rooted in principles of justice, freedom, equality, and mutual solidarity. To that extent, people and communities must be enabled to reach their own consensuses around their needs and what should be done, and they must be regularly and constructively consulted by those charged with implementing, regulating, and monitoring such ecosystems.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contains:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12500