Castells versus Bell: A comparison of two grand theorists of the information age
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (in press)
Castells versus Bell: A comparison of two grand theorists of the information age. European Journal of Social Theory, https://doi.org/10.1177/13684310221099695
Daniel Bell (1919–2011) and Manuel Castells (1942–) are the grand theorists of the information age. The article provides a detailed, up-to-date, comparative analysis of their ...
Computopia Revisited: Yoneji Masuda’s Realistic Utopianism
Journal Article
Duff, A., & Ito, Y. (2020)
Computopia Revisited: Yoneji Masuda’s Realistic Utopianism. Keio communication review, 42(3), 53-74
Utopianism has always had a bad press. The whole genre, not least classics such as Thomas More’s Utopia (More, 1516), Robert Owen’s New View of Society (Owen, 1813), and Willi...
Privacy Fundamentalism: An Essay on Social Responsibility
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2020)
Privacy Fundamentalism: An Essay on Social Responsibility. Journal of Information Ethics, 29(1), 13-29
No abstract available.
Using a longitudinal focus group methodology to measure the value and impact of public libraries
Conference Proceeding
Appleton, L., Duff, A. S., Hall, H., & Raeside, R. (2019)
Using a longitudinal focus group methodology to measure the value and impact of public libraries. In Conference Proceedings. , (484-492
Introduction
There is a general acceptance that public libraries contribute to ‘community’, and at least have the potential to have a very positive impact on civil society. (V...
UK public library roles and value: a focus group analysis
Journal Article
Appleton, L., Hall, H., Duff, A., & Raeside, R. (2018)
UK public library roles and value: a focus group analysis. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(3), (275-283). ISSN 0961-0006
Findings from a study of the advantages and disadvantages accrued by individuals from their public library use, and the impact of this on citizenship at individual and communi...
'The internet is just another crowded theatre' - Interview on Radio Sputnik World Service
Exhibition / Performance
Duff, A. 'The internet is just another crowded theatre' - Interview on Radio Sputnik World Service. [Radio]. Exhibited at Moscow. 13 July 2017. (Unpublished))
Duff, A. 'The internet is just another crowded theatre' - Interview on Radio Sputnik World Service. [Radio]. Exhibited at Moscow. 13 July 2017. (Unpublished
Professor Alistair Duff was interviewed on Radio Sputnik [formerly Radio Moscow] World Service, on the topic of extremist content on social networks.
A shortened version of t...
Undermining our data: implications for trust in the population census
Presentation / Conference
Killick, L., Duff, A. S., Deakin, M. & Hall, H. (2017, June)
Undermining our data: implications for trust in the population census. Paper presented at Information: interactions and impact (i3), Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
This paper draws on empirical work conducted as part of a multi-method research study funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It is concerned with public p...
Demonstrating the impact of the public library on citizenship development in the UK: focus group findings
Presentation / Conference
Appleton, L., Duff, A., Hall, H. & Raeside, R. (2017, June)
Demonstrating the impact of the public library on citizenship development in the UK: focus group findings. Paper presented at i3: information: interactions and impact, Aberdeen, Scotland
Introduction
This paper presents the findings of a research project that seeks to understand how public libraries operate and demonstrate value and social impact. The research...
The Fellowship of the Net
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2017)
The Fellowship of the Net. International Journal of Public Theology, 11(2), 188-210. https://doi.org/10.1163/15697320-12341482
The article revisits the tradition of religious socialism as a potential resource for the information age. It begins with a detailed exposition and defence of the ideas of net...
Contra Bentham: ethical information policy in the PanopticEon
Journal Article
Duff, A. S., & Bentham, C. (2017)
Contra Bentham: ethical information policy in the PanopticEon. Journal of Information Ethics, 26(1), 93-111
The article addresses the problem of surveillance within the framework of ethical information policy. Jeremy Bentham’s plan for a panoptic penitentiary is subjected to forensi...