Advanced Introduction to Digital Society

Manuel Castells, Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society, University of Southern California, US

‘Over four decades, Manuel Castells has analyzed the evolving technical, economic, social, power, and moral aspects of the information society. His new book Advanced Introduction to Digital Society is the most important of these efforts because of the manifest challenges currently facing society. As always, Castells includes extensive data and results of professional quality, but avoids jargon. Rather than focusing on the fake issue of super-human intelligence, the book is concerned with the real prospect of diminishing personal freedom and quality of life. In addition to the general discussion, there are chapters that analyze specific domains including education, digital divides, social movements, political polarization, and war. The book is required reading for anyone who aspires to understand, and hopefully influence, the alignment of computational systems and power structures with human values.’

– Jerome Feldman, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Cognitive Science, and Founding Director of the International Computer Science Institute, University of California, Berkeley

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