Liberating Voices - A Pattern Language for Communication Revolution

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-262-19579-9
Verlag: MIT Press

Buch, Englisch, 620 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1102 g

In recent decades we have witnessed the creation of a communication
system that promises unparalleled connectedness. And yet the optimistic dreams of
Internet-enabled engagement and empowerment have faded in the face of widespread
Internet commercialization. In Liberating Voices, Douglas Schuler urges us to
unleash our collective creativity--social as well as technological--and develop the
communication systems that are truly needed. Inspired by the vision and framework
outlined in Christopher Alexander's classic 1977 book, A Pattern Language, Schuler
presents a pattern language containing 136 patterns designed to meet these
challenges. Using this approach, Schuler proposes a new model of social change that
integrates theory and practice by showing how information and communication (whether
face-to-face, broadcast, or Internet-based) can be used to address urgent social and
environmental problems collaboratively. Each of the patterns that form the pattern
language (which was developed collaboratively with nearly 100 contributors) is
presented consistently; each describes a problem and its context, a discussion, and
a solution. The pattern language begins with the most general patterns
("Theory") and proceeds to the most specific ("Tactics"). Each
pattern is a template for research as well as action and is linked to other
patterns, thus forming a single coherent whole. Readers will find Liberating Voices
an intriguing and informative catalog of contemporary intellectual, social, and
technological innovations, a practical manual for citizen activism, and a compelling
manifesto for creating a more intelligent, sustainable, and equitable
world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schuler, Douglas

Über Autor(innen)

Schuler, Douglas
Douglas Schuler is a member of the faculty at The Evergreen State College, former
Chair of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), and a founding
member of the Seattle Community Network (SCN). He is coeditor of several books,
including <I>Shaping the Network Society: The New Role of Civic Society in
Cyberspace</I> (MIT Press, 2004) and the author of <I>New Community
Networks: Wired for Change.</I>

Douglas Schuler is a member of the faculty at The Evergreen State
College, former Chair of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR),
and a founding member of the Seattle Community Network (SCN). He is coeditor of
several books, including Shaping the Network Society: The New Role of Civic Society
in Cyberspace (MIT Press, 2004) and the author of New Community Networks: Wired for
Change.