Knowledge as power on the internet
College
College of Computer Studies
Department/Unit
Information Technology
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Source Title
International Conference on Electronic Participation
First Page
180
Last Page
191
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
In this study we explore how knowledge produced on the Internet can reflect objectivist or subjectivist views. These different views shape participation dynamics in the knowledge production process in ways that are bound up with power. To explore these issues, we conducted a comparative case study of websites under the Development Gateway, an initiative launched by the World Bank in 2001. We examined how objective knowledge is associated with tightly controlled processes of knowledge production dominated by an elite that limits electronic participation, while subjective knowledge is associated with processes characterized by more inclusiveness, polyvocality and (qualified) egalitarianism. © 2011 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.
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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1007/978-3-642-23333-3_16
Recommended Citation
Pablo, Z. D., & Hardy, C. (2011). Knowledge as power on the internet. International Conference on Electronic Participation, 180-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23333-3_16
Disciplines
Computer Sciences
Keywords
Internet
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