Authors: Anthony Wilhelm.
Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2000-01-20
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    Democracy in the Digital Age is a fascinating philosophical exploration of how the emerging information and communication technologies are impacting political participation in the United States. Rather than being the antidote to democratic ills, the political conversations occurring online are neither inclusive nor deliberative, suggesting that new technologies, as currently designed and used, are as much threats to progress as they are vehicles of progress. Wilhelm finds that there is often an appearance of progress, but negligible advancement of the human condition. He discusses the four features of digitally-mediated political life (resources, inclusiveness, deliberation, and design) and demonstrates the need for a strong public policy....

Authors:
Paperback, 200 pages
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2002-08-09
Edition: 1st

Reviews :

    This will be the first book that deals with the use of commercial satellite imagery to monitor non-proliferation of nuclear weapons non-intrusively from space by an international organisation. The book deals with both the technical as well as policy issues related to the nuclear weapons non-proliferation issues. The authors discuss how an international organisation such as the International Atomic Energy Agency can use information derived from satellites to enhance its policing task....

Authors: Goutham M Menon.
Paperback, 156 pages
Publisher: CRC
Publication Date: 2002-05-15
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    Researchers and instructors: examine ways to make the Internet work to your advantage!

Using the Internet as a Research Tool for Social Work and Human Services examines the exciting benefits for social workers of using the Internet to facilitate their studies. By introducing various methodologies and insights, this book explains how the Web can be a valuable and legitimate form of research. This vital book examines the problems associated with studying virtual communities and cyber culture, and offers innovative ways to administer experiments by measuring response time over the Web.

This informative book explores new and innovative trends in Internet research, including:

• methodologies for data collection, sampling, and representation of the subjects
• psychological testing and using the Internet for training
• developing and deploying Internet studies by replacing traditionally administered questionnaires with online surveys
• the use of technology to enhance the development of research skills of undergraduate-level multicultural mental health researchers

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Authors: Alan Peters. Heather MacDonald.
Paperback, 328 pages
Publisher: Esri Press
Publication Date: 2005-02-01


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Authors: Michael P. Gallaher. Albert N. Link. Brent R. Rowe.
Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Date: 2008-05-30


Reviews :

    Cyberspace is the nervous system of today's advanced economies, linking critical infrastructure across public and private institutions. The authors of this book comprehensively explore the many issues surrounding this unique system, including private sector cyber security investment decisions and implementation strategies, public policy efforts to ensure overall security, and what government's role should and should not be in the process....

Authors: Edward Amoroso.
Hardcover, 177 pages
Publisher: Silicon Press
Publication Date: 2006-09-27


Reviews :

    For most of the past decade, Edward Amoroso has overseen Cyber Security for one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world AT&T. In his role as Chief Security Officer, hes helped to discover and counter virtually every conceivable type of malicious threat that has been targeted at computers and networks around the world. In this new book, Amoroso brings his wealth of experience and expertise chasing computer hackers to the lay reader and he leaves no stone untouched! Some of his themes may be uncomfortable, but they simply must be examined in order to gain a proper perspective on our growing risk.

Software Amoroso explains that we should be ashamed of how weve allowed bad software to pervade every aspect of our lives, leaving gaping vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure systems in our society.

System Administration Virtually every one of us has now become an amateur system administrator of some sort of computer and the result is an unforeseen security nightmare that leaves us vulnerable to botnets, worms, and viruses.

Complexity Computer scientists know that reducing complexity is the most important task in the design of software and systems. But what has happened instead is that systems abound with complex features that hackers control with ease.

In this book, readers will find themselves absorbed into Amorosos endless anecdotes with real people, governments, and businesses. Youll laugh as Amoroso relates his time wandering around the office of a political party, finding their router unprotected. Youll wince as he explains the Cyber Security ignorance hes witnessed among so many corporate IT chiefs.

Some of the stories are shocking, others a bit amusing. But in all cases, the underlying message is clear: Cyber Security plays a fundamental role in the way we live our lives. And understanding its basics is critical for citizens, lawmakers, and business people around the world.

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Authors: Michael K. Le Roy. Michael Corbett.
Paperback, 312 pages
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Publication Date: 2008-01-07
Edition: 7

Reviews :

    Use award-winning software to analyze and critically evaluate real data with the seventh edition of RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE: AN INTRODUCTION USING MICROCASE® EXPLORIT. This workbook includes a Windows version of MicroCase ExplorIt, a user-friendly program that makes it easy to manipulate and learn from actual data without getting bogged down in complicated statistical software. Over two dozen research-quality data files are included in this package, along with 14 exercise worksheets (one per chapter) that let you see the real impact of the concepts you study. You're then walked through the entire research process, giving you hands-on experience in research methods....

Authors: Fred Piper. Sean Murphy.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 2002-07-15
Edition: 1st

Reviews :

    This book is a clear and informative introduction to cryptography and data protection--subjects of considerable social and political importance. It explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be concerned. Important areas are highlighted, such as Stream Ciphers, block ciphers, public key algorithms, digital signatures, and applications such as e-commerce. This book highlights the explosive impact of cryptography on modern society, with, for example, the evolution of the internet and the introduction of more sophisticated banking methods....

Authors: Jay D. White.
Paperback, 319 pages
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Publication Date: 2007-03-30


Reviews :

    This first-of-its-kind textbook addresses the new NASPAA curriculum requirements on Information Management. It is designed as a stand-alone text for an Information Management course in a Public Administration program, and can also serve as a professional resource for public managers. "Managing Information in the Public Sector" covers both the basics of information technology and the managerial and political issues surrounding the use of these technologies. Unlike other works on information systems that are written for MBA programs and require a general survey course in MIS, this book is written specifically for the public sector and addresses unique public sector issues and concerns. The technical basics are explained in clear English with as little technical jargon as possible so that readers can move on to informed analysis of the public policy issues surrounding government's use of MIS. This timely learning tool includes end of chapter summaries with bridges to upcoming chapters, numerous boxed exhibits, thorough end-of-chapter notes, and a bibliography for further reading....

Authors: W. Dale Nelson.
Paperback, 344 pages
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication Date: 2000-07


Reviews :

    In this text, W. Dale Nelson chronicles the genesis and development of the position of the White House press secretary during the 20th century. He also covers each administration in detail, using newspaper, archival and interview sources....