Altered Worlds: Social Forces in the Hypermedia Environment

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Altered Worlds Social Forces in the Hypermedia
Environment Ronald J. Diebert
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two way communication
dispersed authority
hypermedia environment
trans- national
national
decentralized
NGOs corporations
containers transmission belts
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global civil society networks
transnational production
trans-border criminal activities
multi-centric world
transmission of data
respond/reach out
unbundles
state security practices
global finance
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global offices
global communication
multi-locational flexibility
transnational collaborative arrangements
transnational production
more flexible production
coordination exchange
(localization)
(just-in-time EDI)
niche market
(local globalization)
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autonomous
complex non-territorial based
heterogeneous networks
transnational social movements
sidestep traditional structures
global civil society networks
greater competing interests
address individual problems
global movements
environmental
human rights
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state security practices
Panopticon
Big Brother
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transnational production
liberalization
casino
global finance
capitalism
new financial instruments