University of Tehran on behalf of the "Cyberspace Research Policy Center" and the "UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture: Dual Spacization of the World"Journal of Cyberspace Studies2588-54991120170101Dual Spacization of Cultures: Problematization of Cyberspace and Cultural Matters11859867ENSaied RezaAmeli: Professor of Communications and North American Studies.
University of Tehran, IranJournal Article20150519This paper examines the problematization of cultural issues related to<br />the dual spacization of life. The emergence of the second space of life<br />over the first place of life combining local and translocal, national and<br />transnational capacities and challenges. We discuss the capacities and<br />opportunities occurring through the instant communication industry<br />which made the spontaneous connection between absence and presence<br />possible which overcome the domination of place and distance. We will<br />also elaborate on the challenges and threats facing cultures because of<br />access to other cultures, subcultures and individuals around the world<br />without having enough time for nurturing the relationship between<br />inner cultures and outer cultures as well as facing many abnormalities,<br />distancing from genuine culture and natural communications.https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_59867_46196ceb8612a0ceb99aee4effbcbe0d.pdfUniversity of Tehran on behalf of the "Cyberspace Research Policy Center" and the "UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture: Dual Spacization of the World"Journal of Cyberspace Studies2588-54991120170101O Brave New World: The Dark Side of Cyberspace193559868ENArthurAsa BergerProfessor Emeritus, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts,
San Francisco State University, United StatesJournal Article20160903This article focuses on some of the negative aspects of cyberspace and<br />cyberculture. First, it offers an examination of the impact of our use of<br />social media, and Facebook in particular, on our psyches, pointing out that<br />users of social media can be thought of as audiences. These audiences<br />and information about them can be sold to marketers and advertisers.<br />Next, it offers a case study of a widespread social problem in Japan, more<br />than a million media-obsessed Japanese young men (and some young<br />women), the hikikomori, who shut themselves off from society for months<br />or years at a time. This is followed by a discussion of the impact of mobiles,<br />primarily smartphones, on American adolescents, some of whom text<br />one hundred messages a day to their friends. The effects of the enormous<br />amount of face-time young people spend with screens—around ten<br />hours per day--are also considered. Finally, there is an examination of the<br />impact that Amazon.com, the leading e-commerce Internet site, has had<br />on American shopping practices and American culture and society. The<br />article concludes with a discussion of the work of Hubert Dreyfus about<br />some negative effects of the Internet and, by implication, cyberspace and<br />cyberculture, which, he argues, drain life of meaning.https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_59868_ef0c932ab357ec4df6258870230de69b.pdfUniversity of Tehran on behalf of the "Cyberspace Research Policy Center" and the "UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture: Dual Spacization of the World"Journal of Cyberspace Studies2588-54991120170101Online Community and Democracy376059869ENAndrewFeenbergProfessor, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Technology,
School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, CanadaJournal Article20160115The debate over the contribution of the Internet to democracy is far<br />from settled. Some point to the empowering effects of online discussion<br />and fund raising on recent electoral campaigns in the US to argue that<br />the Internet will restore the public sphere. Others claim that the Internet<br />is just a virtual mall, a final extension of global capitalism into every<br />corner of our lives. This paper argues for the democratic thesis with<br />some qualifications. The most important contribution of the Internet<br />to democracy is not necessarily its effects on the electoral process but<br />rather its ability to assemble a public around technical networks that<br />enroll individuals scattered over wide geographical areas. Medical<br />patients, video game players, musical performers, and many other<br />publics have emerged on the Internet with surprising consequences.https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_59869_3cb0d2d350f8fdfb29ca921711e669b5.pdfUniversity of Tehran on behalf of the "Cyberspace Research Policy Center" and the "UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture: Dual Spacization of the World"Journal of Cyberspace Studies2588-54991120170101The Impacts of Global Inequality in Social Networks: Examined in Three Major Theories618759870ENMehdiMohsenian RadProfessor of Communications. Faculty of Communications
and Culture, Imam Sadeq UniversityJournal Article20160406The rapid growth of modern long-distance communication technologies<br />both in term of quality and quantity and the consequent emergence<br />of cyberspace in parallel with the real world, has led to new forms of<br />inequality which can be interpreted in three different ways. Using the<br />three-generation theory of social networks (Oral networks; Longdistance<br />networks; and, Digital networks), one can make domestic<br />comparisons, and find countries in which the majority of the population<br />are within the third category or the digital network. On the other side<br />of the extreme, are nations who are still under the limited conditions<br />of the first and second categories of oral and long-distance networking.<br />This paper presents a chart using a combination of different statistical<br />indicators to illustrate the inequality in question. The focus of this paper<br />has been on the two countries of Iran and the United States as its case<br />study. The conclusion at the end suggests that tackling and reducing the<br />inequality in question has to do with ‘national will and national facilities’<br />as well as ‘individual will and individual facilities’.https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_59870_67ce1a53dddb97760034cc7eb01c5e1d.pdfUniversity of Tehran on behalf of the "Cyberspace Research Policy Center" and the "UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture: Dual Spacization of the World"Journal of Cyberspace Studies2588-54991120170101Culture, Lifestyle and the Information Revolution in the Middle East and Muslim World8910259871ENJon W.AndersonProfessor, Department of Anthropology, Catholic University of
America, Washington, D.C.Journal Article20160606For over two decades, the ‘information revolution’ in the Middle<br />East has been framed overwhelmingly in terms of media, more of it,<br />and in comparisons to mass media – from the advent of any-to-any<br />communication to ad hoc conceptualizations such as ‘crowd-sourcing’ or<br />‘citizen journalism’ – that register the multiplication of voices, channels<br />and eroding boundaries in spheres of communication. The record has<br />expanded more than conceptualizations of its sociologies in media and<br />communications studies. It’s time for other questions that elicit additional<br />and more basic features of Internet practices from choices that shape<br />individual repertoires and participation to continuities between users<br />and producers to how actual practices scale up, which actually link micro<br />and macro processes. To elicit these broader sociologies, and move<br />beyond the limited social physics of ‘impact’ of the Internet on culture and<br />lifestyles, I draw on the related sociologies of reference group and network<br />theory, on Science-Technology-Society studies and sociolinguistics to<br />bring disruption of existing institutions, on the one hand, and cooptation<br />by them, on the other, into more unified theory of the play of information<br />revolution in culture and lifestyles on the Internet.https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_59871_d7babe4f10557b53de9dc8ede7adda1d.pdfUniversity of Tehran on behalf of the "Cyberspace Research Policy Center" and the "UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture: Dual Spacization of the World"Journal of Cyberspace Studies2588-54991120170101A Reflection on Shaping the Virtual Space Based on Religious Values10311859872ENSaeedehBabaiiMA Degree on Philosophy of Science, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, IranMostafaTaqaviAssistant Professor, Department of Philosophy of Science, Sharif
University of Technology, Tehran, IranJournal Article20160819This paper initially examines theories proposed by Feenberg about<br />technical systems and alternative modernity, analyzes his thoughts, and<br />concludes that a framework of values needs to be provided in shaping<br />technical systems. In a society like Iran, where policy makers are looking for<br />the realization of Islamic values, this framework of values is derived from<br />Islam. To explain the relationship between religion and technology, the<br />concept of concretization has been used up, according to which, all aspects<br />of civilization, including technical systems must be concretized based on<br />Islamic values. Virtual space as a part of the technical systems must be<br />concretized with a holistic approach, based on Islamic values, and for this<br />purpose, there is no choice but a collective social life based on religious<br />values. The concluding section of the paper also tries to deal with another<br />significant issue which predicts the future of concretization at the level of<br />civilizations which will be offered using the metaphor of the ‘sand desert’.https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_59872_7ce9e9803a89e3980c057b101e19429e.pdfUniversity of Tehran on behalf of the "Cyberspace Research Policy Center" and the "UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture: Dual Spacization of the World"Journal of Cyberspace Studies2588-54991120170101Social Media and Politics: Examining Indonesians’ Political Knowledge on Facebook11913959873ENHamidehMolaeiAssistant Professor, Faculty of World Studies, the University of
Tehran, IranJournal Article20160606The Internet and social media have played a significant role in contemporary<br />political sphere of Indonesia. In particular, they have been widely used<br />for political activism and discussion; but whether the discussions are<br />constructive is another issue. Constructive political discussion requires<br />several preconditions; one of the most important requirements is rational<br />reasoning. Citizens must be equipped with some degree of political<br />knowledge and competency to provide reasonable arguments and<br />justifications in discussions. The primary objective of this paper is to examine<br />the level of political knowledge of Indonesian Facebookers regarding<br />corruption which is currently a serious issue in Indonesia. An online survey<br />was conducted among the most active users of an anti-corruption Facebook<br />group of Indonesians. The results of the study generally suggested that the<br />participants were well informed about the current affairs of their society<br />and showed a high level of political knowledge in terms of the Corruption<br />Eradication Commission and also the incumbent politicians; however, the<br />results indicated a low level of knowledge regarding laws and regulations<br />surrounding corruption as well as the issues related to the former politicians.https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/article_59873_327d406fd039e5599a645fb05c98b2f4.pdf