The Right to Communicate

The Political Economy of the Flow of Information

“…Mowlana's integrated approach was put forward in 1986, but in fact in 1985, the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu proposed that "The social position of social actors is not only determined by economic capital, but also by their cultural, social and symbolic capital" (quoted in Hamelink, 1999). To this list of capital, Hamelink should add "information capital", by which he refers to the financial, technological and intellectual capital to handle the networks and the information flow, and also the motivation and ability to actively search and apply information (ibid).…”

The Implied Audience of Communications Policy Making: Regulating Media in the Interests of Citizens and Consumers

“…Couldry, 2007)? If so, some policy engagement is again required, for the latest WSIS discussions failed to support the right to communicate (Hamelink & Hoffmann, 2008;Hintz, 2007).…”

The Reflexivity between ICTs and Business Culture: Applying

“…By "ICTs" we mean all technologies that facilitate the handling of information and enable different forms of communication among human actors, between human beings and electronic systems, and among electronic systems (Hamelink, 1999). Prior research has focused on the following: media choice-how people make choices about the different media they use in their communication with others (e.g., Daft & Lengel, 1984;El-Shinnawy & Markus, 1997;Trevino, Daft & Lengel, 1990); media effects-how technologies can impact group interaction processes and group outcomes (e.g., Hilz & Turoff, 1978;McGrath & Hollingshead, 1993;Sproull & Kiesler, 1991) and the interaction between ICTs and group/individual interaction (e.g., Orlikowski & Robey, 1991;Poole & DeSanctis, 1990;Zack & Mckenney, 1995).…”