TY - BOOK ID - 78140086 TI - Community practice in the network society AU - Day, Peter AU - Schuler, Douglas PY - 2004 SN - 0203683676 1134416407 1280078421 0203643739 9780203643730 0415301955 0415301947 9781134416356 9781134416394 9781134416400 9780415301947 9780415301954 1134416393 9780203683675 9781280078422 PB - London New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Information society. KW - Information technology KW - Communities. KW - Social participation. KW - Social action. KW - Digital divide. KW - Divide, Digital KW - GDD (Global digital divide) KW - Global digital divide KW - Information society KW - Social policy KW - Social problems KW - Participation, Social KW - Community life KW - Social groups KW - Community KW - Sociology KW - Information superhighway KW - Social aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78140086 AB - Around the world, citizens in local communities are utilising ICTs to underpin the creation of a participatory and democratic vision of the network society. Embedded in the richness and diversity of community practice, a vision of a 'civil network society' is emerging. A society where ICTs are harnessed as tools to improve the quality of life and reflect the diversity of social networks; where people are viewed as citizens, not just as consumers, and where heterogeneity is perceived as a strength rather than a weakness. Community Practice in the Network Society looks at the ER -