Network concepts are omnipresent in contemporary diagnoses (network society), management practices (network governance), social science methods (network analysis) and theories (network theory). ...Instigating a critical analysis of network concepts, this article explores the sources and relevance of networks in Foucault’s social theory. I argue that via Foucault we can trace network concepts back to cybernetics, a research programme that initiated a shift from ‘being’ to ‘doing’ and developed a new theory of regulation based on connectivity and codes, communication and circulation. This insight contributes to two debates: Firstly, it highlights a neglected influence on Foucault’s theory that travelled from cybernetics via structuralism and Canguilhem into his concept of power. Secondly, it suggests that network society and governance are neither a product of neoliberalism nor of technological artefacts, such as the Internet. They rather resulted from a distinct tradition of cybernetically inspired theories and practices.
The paper is devoted to the analysis of the process of political communication in the conditions of networkization of public space. The sign-symbolic level of political communication is considered ...on the example of the content-semantic filling of the image of a regional political leader.
The purpose of this research
is to analyze the content of the political image of the leader and to identify the presence or absence of manifestation of the effect of networking in it.
The objectives of the study
are to study the goals, the principles of their implementation and the features of communication with other representatives of power and society, which are presented in the content of the image of a political leader. The study uses a set of empirical methods, including non-directional quantitative content-analysis, network data analysis and linguistic analysis. The results of the content analysis are displayed on the tag cloud, and the results of the network analysis are displayed on the thematic graph. The theoretical basis of the study was the theory of the information society and such concepts as “image”, “image-role construct”. According to the results of the study of the text array, which included two large, detailed interviews with the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region G. S. Nikitin in 2019 and 2020, it was concluded that one of the most common image-role constructs in an interview in 2019 were the following: “leader-industrialist” (aimed at the development of industrial production); “leader-builder” (in particular, he is ready to develop the construction industry of the region); “leader-organizer” (open to new projects and challenges, focused on the successful organization and holding of festive events dedicated to the anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod), “leader-athlete” (advocates for the development of sports in the region). The most common image-role construct in an interview in 2020 was such a meaningful and semantic construct as “leader-manager” (an effective manager who manages the region by coordinating actions with various structural divisions of the government and municipalities). Based on the results of a generalizing analysis, the conclusion was drawn that in the content of the image of a political leader, there was a certain change in the manifestation of the effect of networkization from the polythematic and heterarchy of key topics (in 2019) to the decentralization of the symbolic subject of decision-making and implementation (in 2020).
This article applies the work of Spanish sociologist Manuel Castells to contemporary children and families’ social work in England. Castells’ work suggests that the intractability of many of the ...issues facing the profession is the result of the new type of society that emerged around the turn of the millennium: the network society. Within this society, the interests and values of dominant networks are imposed upon those who are selectively excluded. Several challenges for the social work profession stemming from this analysis are posed, including in relation to challenging networks and promoting transparency. However, it is suggested that the most significant contribution Castells’ work has for social work lies in shifting the discussion from an analysis of dominant networks, as has been undertaken elsewhere, towards an understanding of how social workers can, and do, build networks of counterpower capable of effectively challenging dominant networks in the space they occupy.
Internet’s rise as a dominant medium has transformed the ecosystem of the Network Society, bringing about deep changes in the economy, politics, culture, leisure and the public sphere (Castells, ...1997). As a result, millions of communicators are connected to a Network increasingly intertwined, reaching global dimensions. Network communication pushes the limits and breaks frontiers: any isolated incident might originate international consequences, such as we have seen with Fidel Castro’s death, the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections, the referendum about the peace process in Colombia or the “Brexit” in the United Kingdom.
Democracy begins and ends with the media – according to this worldly recognized sentence, every ordinary Balkan could estimate the democratic perspective of its own country. That is why the effect of ...the new media (social networks), deserves continuous scientific and research attention, also done in this paper basically through comparative and statistic methods, with specific analysis of the Macedonian case. The media revolution produced largely positive changes in everyday life. But negative effects could not be abstracted: Internet - populism, loss of confidence in the media, fake news, and hate speech. Perhaps the first solution that comes to mind is law regulation. But knowing that clear basal of the network services is freedom of speech and expression, any attempt of the regulation (objectively or not) is legitimately considered censorship. This paper attempts to answer the question: is it possible journalism to fight fake news through a direct media battle?
Democracy begins and ends with the media – according to this worldly recognized sentence, every ordinary Balkan could estimate the democratic perspective of its own country. That is why the effect of ...the new media (social networks), deserves continuous scientific and research attention, also done in this paper basically through comparative and statistic methods, with specific analysis of the Macedonian case. The media revolution produced largely positive changes in everyday life. But negative effects could not be abstracted: Internet - populism, loss of confidence in the media, fake news, and hate speech. Perhaps the first solution that comes to mind is law regulation. But knowing that clear basal of the network services is freedom of speech and expression, any attempt of the regulation (objectively or not) is legitimately considered censorship. This paper attempts to answer the question: is it possible journalism to fight fake news through a direct media battle?
Digital transformation is a process of mass introduction and use of digital technologies and innovations in business processes of enterprises resulting in increased production effiency and reduced ...costs. The article reveals main issues of digital transformation process in conditions of technological sovereignty strengthening. The purpose of the study is to identify main challenges and problems of digital transformation in conditions of technological sovereignty on the basis of statistical analysis techniques. Inthe process of research, such scientifi and practical methods as comparison, method of analysis and synthesis, and statistical data for monitoring main costs of enterprises for digital environment development have been used. Main challenges of digital transformation have been analyzed, and a number of problems and barriers to digital transformation identifid, such as the lack of necessary digital competencies, lack of digital strategy and appropriate personnel, and others that prevent digital processes from being fully realized within enterprises. Statistical data on gross domestic expenditures and expenditures of enterprises and households on digital economy development has also been analyzed. Statistical compilations and reports of the Higher School of Economics have been used in order to monitor and analyze relevant statistical data.
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