Naslov
Social justice and virtual mobility

Autori
Marelić, Marko

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Skup
Social Structures and Social Institutions: The Quest for Social Justice

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 14.06.2015. - 21.06.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
cyberspace, internet, mobility, virtual mobility

Sažetak
The basic idea of this presentation is to show how the new information technology can affect a person's mobility, and thus determine his opportunities within a society. Whether we define the current era as Network society (Castells), Liquid modernity (Bauman), Late modern age (Giddens) or through some other contemporary theory, concept of mobility is always principal. Even though there are several ideal types of mobility, the focus is mostly on virtual or informational mobility. Aside from space of places where we physically reside, development of information technologies created a new type of space - space of flows, or cyberspace. Large areas of the world and considerable segments of the population are switched off from this technological system, making the question of virtual mobility an important part of the discourse about social justice. Therefore, the presentation is concluded with some crucial aspects of the Internet as an illustration of the potentials and hazards that constitute today's society.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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