Social Change and the Russian Network Society

Redefining Development Priorities in New Information Environments

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2011
Author(s):
Josh Machleder and Gregory Asmolov
Author(s) note:

Josh Machleder is Internews Vice President for Europe and Eurasia and Gregory Asmolov is contributing editor to Global Voices’ Echo Runet.

A new paper released by the Internews Center for Innovation and Learning explores the use of new information technologies in Russia. The paper examines the next generation of media development and asks how the ability of the “network society” – and the new forms of collective action it allows to contribute to social change – can be supported.

Author(s): 
Josh Machleder and Gregory Asmolov

Josh Machleder is Internews Vice President for Europe and Eurasia and Gregory Asmolov is contributing editor to Global Voices’ Echo Runet.

Monday, August 1, 2011
File: 
application/pdf iconInternews_Research_RussiaNetworkSociety1.pdf

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