Offline: The media—“from utopia to dystopia”

From Utopia to Dystopia: the Twin Faces of the Internet

The literature contains many examples of utopian predictions stemming from the widespread adoption of Internet technology, including extended democracy, personal liberation, enhanced powers of organization and coordination, and renewal of community. These are briefly described in this paper. However, more recently, researchers have begun to provide more critical, dystopian predictions for this ...

From Utopia to Dystopia: the Twin Faces of the Internet

The literature contains many examples of utopian predictions stemming from the widespread adoption of Internet technology, including extended democracy, personal liberation, enhanced powers of organization and coordination, and renewal of community. These are briefly described in this paper. However, more recently, researchers have begun to provide more critical, dystopian predictions for this ...

Rational Risk Perception: Utopia or Dystopia?

Societal conflicts with regard to risk management are common. The public has different beliefs than many experts and administrators with regard to such issues as the citing of a repository for spent nuclear fuel or whether genetically modified organisms should be allowed to enter the human food chain. As a result, political tensions arise and there may be a skew allocation of resources for risk...

Nineteen eighty-four: science between Utopia and dystopia

more catalogues than it was considered possible to list). Entries in the main section of the book are organized by manufacturer's name. In some but not all cases dates of foundation or incorporation and known addresses are provided, as well as bibliographical details of literature produced. A subsidiary listing of the libraries and collections consulted gives the names of manufacturers whose pu...

BETWEEN UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA: THE LABILITIES OF NATIONALISIvI IN EASTERN EUROPE