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Political Transformations in Network Societies: The Internet, Power Shifts,
and the Fifth Estate
William H. DuttonQuello Center
Michigan State UniversityTwitter: BiIIDutton
Presentation for CIES, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, 9 March 2017.
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Democracy and the Internet?
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Shifting Views on Political Implications
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Looking Back: Power Shifts & Computing, 1975
Social Shaping of Technology and its Implications
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Internet and Democratic Power Shifts, 2005
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Internet and Reinforcement Politics, 2015
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Internet and Technocratic Power Shifts, 2016
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The Internet’s Use in Reconfiguring Access to:
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Alternative, Empirical Perspective: Enabling Networked Individuals
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Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS)• 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013• Cross-sectional Surveys versus Panels• Multi-Stage Probability Sample • England, Scotland & Wales • Respondents: 14 years and older• Face-to-face Interviews, High Response Rates• Sponsorship for 2013 from the Nominet Trust, Ofcom,
UK Research Councils, dot.rural• Component of World Internet Project (WIP)
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Quello Search Project: The Role of Search in Shaping Political Opinion
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Surveys to Focused Case Studies
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Pattern of Findings (OxIS)
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Search in Politics (Quello)
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Critiques of Technical Perspectives
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The Metaphor of a Fifth Estate Press since the 18th Century - the ‘Fourth Estate’
Internet in the 21st - enabling a Fifth Estate
Internet enabling a critical mass of individuals to source information and network in ways that enhance their communicative power vis-à-vis business, industry, government, politics & media.
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Historical Pathways to a Fourth Estate
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From Feudal Estates to the 21st Century Feudal Estates 21st Century AnalogiesClergy Public Intellectuals
Nobility Business, Industry and Economic Elites, Internet Industrial Elites
Commons Government, Politicians & Regulators
Press Journalists and the Mass Media
Mob Mobs, but also Civil Society, Networked Individuals
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The Metaphor of a Fifth Estate Press since the 18th Century - the ‘Fourth Estate’
Internet in the 21st - enabling a Fifth Estate
Internet enabling a critical mass of individuals to source information and network in ways that enhance their communicative power vis-à-vis business, industry, government, politics & media.
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Fifth Estate defined by being networked (beyond the home), producing content (writing blogs, posting text and photos), sourcing (following search), collaborating (following cues), trusting (content, providers), centrality (viewing net as essential for information).
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Networked Individuals Across InstitutionsArenas Networked
InstitutionsNetworked Individuals
Health & Medical Care E-Health, emailing safety alerts
Going to the Internet for info; networked physicians (Sermo)
Education Multimedia classrooms, MOOCs
Rate my teacher; Khan Academy, Informal learning
Governance Cyberdemocracy, e-Voting, e-Petitions
Anti-bribery websites; Arab Spring; 38 Degrees
News Online journalism Citizen journalists, bloggers, whistle-blowers, churnalism.org
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Fifth Estate as Complement v Substitute
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Strategies of Networked Individuals of a Fifth Estate
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Martha Payne, 9 yr old girl writes blog for school project in Scotland: ‘NeverSeconds’
- Produced content: photos & reviews school lunch in 2012
- Distributed on her blog: neverseconds.blogspot.com/
- Censored by her institution (her primary school’s council)
-8,859,514 pages views
-Fostered debate over the quality of school lunches nationwide and worldwide
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Strategies of Networked Individuals of a Fifth Estate
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Accountability: Distributing, Leaking
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Strategies of Networked Individuals of a Fifth Estate
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Petition on High Heels
Committees issue “High Heels and Workplace Dress Codes”, January 25, 2017
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Points of Summary and Conclusion
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Back to the US Predicament
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Political Transformations in Network Societies: The Internet, Power Shifts,
and the Fifth Estate
William H. DuttonQuello Center
Michigan State University
Presentation for CIES, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, 9 March 2017.