Books like Comunicación y poder

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1The Wealth of Networks
The Wealth of Networks
Yochai Benkler
It analyses how networked information production changes the distribution of power in democratic societies.
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2The Net Delusion
The Net Delusion
Evgeny Morozov
It challenges the idea that the internet naturally promotes democracy, using examples of authoritarian states that adapt online tools for control.
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3The Filter Bubble
The Filter Bubble
Eli Pariser
It examines how personalised online filtering shapes what people see and how it affects public debate.
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4Twitter and Tear Gas
Twitter and Tear Gas
Zeynep Tufekci
It studies how digital networks help protest movements organise and how they are limited in sustaining change.
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5Soft Power
Soft Power
Joseph S. Nye
It defines power as the ability to attract and persuade rather than coerce, a distinction that complements Castells's account of persuasion in networks.
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6Here Comes Everybody
Here Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky
It describes how online networks allow groups to organise without traditional institutions, with examples of collective action.
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7The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
It analyses how companies collect and use behavioural data, extending questions about who controls information and influence.
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8Black Code
Black Code
Ronald Deibert
It documents how governments use surveillance and censorship technology, with case studies from several countries.
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