Robin Mansell is Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science. Her work focuses on the social, economic, and political issues arising from new information and communication technologies, the integration of new media into society, and sources of governance effectiveness and failure. She was Head of the Media and Communications Department at the London School of Economics (2006-2009) and President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (2004-2008).

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Fast Forwarding through the Information Society ; 3. Social Imaginaries of the Information Society ; 4. Communication, Complexity, and Paradox ; 5. Communication Systems in Everyday Life ; 6. Emergence and Communication Systems ; 7. Political Firestorms in Communication Policy ; 8. Conclusion

Imagining the Internet is a thorough and documented analysis of the political conflicts and policy debates surrounding the design and governance of the communication networks of our lives. Robin Mansell is an authority in the field of communication technology studies and this book brings together a coherent argument of her seminal contributions to the understanding of the Internet. Mandatory reading for communication, business strategists, and policy-making scholars alike.

Robin Mansell is Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science. Her work focuses on the social, economic, and political issues arising from new information and communication technologies, the integration of new media into society, and sources of governance effectiveness and failure. She was Head of the Media and Communications Department at the London School of Economics (2006-2009) and President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (2004-2008).

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Fast Forwarding through the Information Society ; 3. Social Imaginaries of the Information Society ; 4. Communication, Complexity, and Paradox ; 5. Communication Systems in Everyday Life ; 6. Emergence and Communication Systems ; 7. Political Firestorms in Communication Policy ; 8. Conclusion

Imagining the Internet is a thorough and documented analysis of the political conflicts and policy debates surrounding the design and governance of the communication networks of our lives. Robin Mansell is an authority in the field of communication technology studies and this book brings together a coherent argument of her seminal contributions to the understanding of the Internet. Mandatory reading for communication, business strategists, and policy-making scholars alike.

Robin Mansell is Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science. Her work focuses on the social, economic, and political issues arising from new information and communication technologies, the integration of new media into society, and sources of governance effectiveness and failure. She was Head of the Media and Communications Department at the London School of Economics (2006-2009) and President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (2004-2008).

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Fast Forwarding through the Information Society ; 3. Social Imaginaries of the Information Society ; 4. Communication, Complexity, and Paradox ; 5. Communication Systems in Everyday Life ; 6. Emergence and Communication Systems ; 7. Political Firestorms in Communication Policy ; 8. Conclusion

Imagining the Internet is a thorough and documented analysis of the political conflicts and policy debates surrounding the design and governance of the communication networks of our lives. Robin Mansell is an authority in the field of communication technology studies and this book brings together a coherent argument of her seminal contributions to the understanding of the Internet. Mandatory reading for communication, business strategists, and policy-making scholars alike.