Anonymous.  1995.   "Censorship in Cyberspace,"  Economist,  v335n7909 (Apr 8, 1995): 16-17.

[An editorial notes that censorship in cyberspace is a bad idea, even if pornographers love the Internet. Cyberspace cannot be governed adequately by existing laws. Internet censorship legislation is discussed.]     {Censorship Pornography Obscenity Internet Legislation}

Anonymous.  1998.   "Asia: The Great Wall Wired,"  Economist,  v346n8054 (Feb 7, 1998): 42-43.

[Chinese officials are confronted with the problem of trying to promote what they see as good use of the Internet while restricting what they do not like.]     {Internet Public policy Censorship}

Anonymous.  1998.   "China Imposes Internet Restrictions,"  Chronicle of Higher Education,  v44n18 (Jan 9, 1998): A61.

[The Chinese government has announced new controls on access to the Internet. Officials warned that the Internet was being used to leak state secrets and spread "harmful" information.]     {Internet Regulation}

Anonymous.  1998.   "UNESCO Calls Infoethics Meeting,"  UNESCO Courier,  v51n9 (Sep 1998): 44.

[UNESCO is organizing the second InfoEthics congress to address the urgency of political regulation and an ethical vision of the "global information society."]     {Ethics Regulation Internet Privacy Information}

Barber, Benjamin R. 1998.   "Democracy at Risk: American Culture in a Global Culture,"  World Policy Journal,  v15n2 (Summer 1998): 29-41.

[Barber says that global culture is American--increasingly trapped within American culture in its technologically facilitated, free market supported, globalizing form--which he refers to as McWorld. Barber's McWorld with its global markets, consumer manipulation, illusion of competition, and its antigovernmental privatizing ideology is discussed.]     {Globalization Monopolistic competition Privatization Democracy Social conditions and trends}

Berman, Jerry; Weitzner, Daniel J. 1997.   "Technology and Democracy,"  Social Research,  v64n3 (Fall 1997): 1313-1319.

[The Internet provides probably the best way to support the highest goals of democracy. It can help people engage in politics.]     {Internet Politics Democracy}

Bollag, Burton 1996.   "Better Internet Access Sought for Researchers Around the World,"  Chronicle of Higher Education,  v42n42 (Jun 28, 1996): A14-A16.

[Officials from industrialized countries met in Elsinore Denmark to discuss ways to improve Internet access for scholars around the world, while preventing plagiarism and excessive commercialization.]     {Conferences; Industrialized nations; Internet; Research}

Borenstein, Nathaniel S. 1998.   "Whose Net is it Anyway?"   Communications of the ACM ,   v41n4 (Apr 1998): 19-21.

[Borenstein comments that the best way to look at the Internet is as a global ecosystem. This viewpoint has implications for Internet governance and public policy.]     {Internet; Public policy; Regulation}

Brown, Lee. 1992.   "Community Policing: A Partnership With Promise,"  The Police Chief,  v59n10 (Oct 1992): p45(3).

[Community policing involves the joint efforts of the police and the law-abiding public in combating and preventing the occurrence of crime, finding solutions to everyday problems and enhancing the quality of life. Its adoption requires fundamental and systemic change in the structure of the police department. It emphasizes the restoration of a sense of security within the neighborhood through crime prevention measures involving the participation of the community members.]     {Problem-oriented policing (Law enforcement) - Innovations Police - Public relations Crime prevention - Social aspects}

Brown, Lee. P. 1992.   "Community Policing: Bring The Community Into The Battle Against Crime,"  Vital Speeches,  v58n18 (July 1 1992): p567(3).

[Community policing is branded as the trend in promoting public safety in a given community. The partnership formed between the police and the public has proven helpful in solving crimes in some areas in New York City.]     {Police patrol Surveillance operations Community - Safety and security measures Police chiefs - Addresses, essays, lectures}

Brown, Monique R. 1997.   "Around the World through Cyberspace,"  Black Enterprise,  v28n5 (Dec 1997): 44.

[The Internet has a host of sites that contain information about countries around the globe. A guide to child-related geographical sites is presented.]     {Geography; Internet; Web sites}

Campbell, Larry. 1996.   "The Internet: Screening Out the Flies,"  Nieman Reports,  v50n3 (Fall 1996): 58-60.

[The Internet has dramatically increased the flow of information in Asia, where many governments try to control what their citizens say and read. Several Asian governments are taking measures to limit the Internet.]     {Internet Authoritarianism Political dissent}

Chang, Tsan-Kuo. 1998.   "All Countries Not Created Equal to Be News: World System and International Communication,"  Communication Research,  v25n5 (Oct 1998): 528-563.

[Against the backdrop of the world system perspective, the purpose of this article is twofold: (a) to propose a new conceptual approach identifying the determinants that may affect the structure and process of foreign and international news flow and coverage in the global setting, and (b) within this framework, to determine the content (what is covered) and form (how it is covered) of Reuters' coverage of a major world event for a better understanding of why countries become news the way they do. This study argues that all countries are not created equal to be news in international communication. For those countries in the core zone of the world system, their chances of being in the news are higher than those in the semiperipheral and peripheral strata. Nations in the other two zones will have to go through several filters before they make it to the news.]     {Media coverage; News media; International}

Chang, Tsan-Kuo; Wang, Jian; Chen, Chih-Hsien. 1998.   "The Social Construction of International Imagery in the Post-Cold War Era: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Chinese National TV News,"  Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media,  v42n3 (Summer 1998): 277-296.

[Against the backdrop of the post-Cold War world and within the framework of the social construction of reality, this paper argues that social structure, both internal and external, is a major influence on the news. Using data collected during a 26-day period from China's CCTV and the United States' ABC, this study examines how the form and content of international imagery are socially constructed. Results show that the worlds created by ABC and CCTV apparently were molded according to the logic of views from "here and there" that are bound up with the social location of the respective news organization. The social construction of reality perspective suggests that the selection and presentation of news on the two networks depend not so much on the properties of the event or issue itself, but rather on its position in the broader social structure relative to its external context.]     {Comparative analysis; Television news; Social conditions and trends; International relations}

Chapman, Gary. 1995.   "Net Gain,"  New Republic,  v213n5 (Jul 31, 1995): 10, 12.

[The Senate is considering a bill that attempts to regulate the Internet, but the Internet's growing popularity is largely due to its lack of regulation. The global character of the Internet makes it almost impossible to bring it under control.]     {Internet Legislation Regulation}

Chepesiuk, Ron. 1998.   "Bringing the Internet to the Developing World,"  American Libraries,  v29n8 (Sep 1998): 55-56+.

[Chepesiuk discusses ways the Internet can be brought to the developing world. The Leland Initiative, a five-year, $15-million effort of USAID, provides developing countries with training and equipment for establishing satellite links.]     {Developing countries LDCs Internet Satellite communications Connectivity Information technology}

Christie, Kenneth. 1997.   "Fear is the Key: Singapore's Brave New World,"  Australian Journal of Political Science,  v32n1 (Mar 1997): 123-129.

[Christie reviews "Communitarian Ideology and Democracy in Singapore" by Beng-Huat Chua, "The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore" by Christopher Tremewan, "Singapore's Authoritarian Capitalism" by Christopher Lingle and "Singapore My Home Too" by Chee Soon Juan.]     {Nonfiction Political science Economics History}

Clark, David D. 1997.   "Roundtable: The Future of Computing and Telecommunications,"  Issues in Science and Technology,  v13n3 (Spring 1997): 71-78.

[An abridged version of a discussion among a panel of experts convened by the National Research Council's Computer Science and Telecommunications Board is presented. One of the questions asked of the panel was, "Ten years from now, will we still say that we have been driven by the reckless pace of innovation?"]     {Computer science Telecommunications Technological change}

Cleaver, Harry M. Jr. 1998.   "The Zapatista Effect: The Internet and the Rise of an Alternative Political Fabric,"  Journal of International Affairs,  v51n2 (Spring 1998): 621-640.

[Cleaver discusses that no catalyst for growth in electronic NGO networks has been more important than the 1994 indigenous Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas Mexico. The Zapatista effect suggests that the fabric of politics is being reworked. The Internet is now being used on a grassroots level to promote international discussion and connections that link struggles challenging policy.]     {Nongovernmental organizations NGOs Internet Politics Economic policy}

Coeur de Roy, Olivier. 1997.  The African Challenge: Internet, Networking and Connectivity Activities in a Developing Environment.   *****

[The importance of electronic communication networks, including the Internet, in helping the development processes that were implemented several decades ago in Africa is examined.]     {Internet; Developing countries; LDCs; Communications systems}

Coiera, Enrico. 1996.   "The Internet's Challenge to Health Care Provision,"  British Medical Journal (International),  v312n7022 (Jan 6, 1996): 3-4.

[An editorial discusses the accessibility of information via the Internet. Widespread use of the Internet in countries where health care is centrally managed is likely to aggravate conflicts between patients' expectations and provision of health care.]     {Editorials; Internet; Health care; Managed care; Information dissemination}

Cooke, Kevin; Lehrer, Dan. 1993.   "The Whole World is Talking,"  Nation,  v257n2 (Jul 12, 1993): 60-64.

[The global mega-information stream called the Internet is providing an instant, unfiltered link to the world for those who are involved in cataclysms like the war in the former Yugoslavia. The power of the Internet in world communications is discussed.]     {Computer networks; Communications; Social conditions and trends}

Cronin, Mary J. 1996.  Global Advantage on the Internet: From Corporate Connectivity to International Competitiveness.  New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

[Cronin, a Professor of Management at Boston College, is in her element with one of the first books to appear concerning the Internet and global competitiveness. She takes a realistic look at both the advantages and the pitfalls of international commerce. This is an issues book-it's not going to tell you how to set up your Web server. It will be of most value in the planning stage and in helping you evaluate your potential for establishing a competitive edge. Interesting case studies provide some relief from the more academic perspectives. Doing business in Canada and Mexico receives special in-depth treatment. ]    {International Internet Statistics, Selected Web Sites by Country, Global Internet Access Sampler.}

Dobson, William J. 1998.   "Protest.org,"  New Republic,  v219n1 (Jul 6, 1998): 18-21.

[Chinese dissident are now posting their calls for democracy on the Internet. Tunnel (www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/1761/tunnel.html), a Chinese-language journal of dissent, offers some of the best-crafted works by dissidents.]     {Web sites Internet Political dissent}

Drucker, Peter F. 1997.   "The Global Economy and the Nation-State,"  Foreign Affairs,  v76n5 (Sep 1997): 159-171.

[The demise of the nation-state has been widely predicted with talk of economic globalization, but the nation-state has shown amazing resilience and will probably survive the globalization of the economy and the information revolution that accompanies it.]     {Globalization; Economic policy; Information technology; Government; Politics}

Echevarria,  vito. 1996.   "Fledgling Internet Growth Penetrates Cuba,"  Hispanic,  v9n7 (Jul 1996): 9-12.

[Cuba's Science Ministry has long used its CENIAI network (Center for the Automated Exchange of Information) to exchange scientific information with other countries through its Internet connection in Canada. CENIAI is the largest Email network in Cuba.]     {Internet; Online information services; Electronic mail systems}

Edmundson, Mark. 1997.   "Creating a True Democracy--On Line,"  Chronicle of Higher Education,  v43n34 (May 2, 1997): A60.

[Edmundson believes that the online "revolution" could lead to a true participatory democracy, where citizens could vote electronically on all major legislation. Changes in the education system that would be needed to help this come about are discussed.]     {Internet; Democracy; Citizens; Voting; Education}

Fang, Bay. 1998.   "Chinese 'Hacktivists' Spin a Web of Trouble,"  US News and World Report,  v125n12 (Sep 28, 1998): 47.

[The Chinese government has tried to maintain what some cyber surfers derisively call "the Great Firewall of China," an elaborate control system that is supposed to block Internet sites that the Communist Party considers morally or political degenerate.]     {Hackers; Internet; Government; Web sites; Censorship}

Farley, Maggie. 1999. “Dissidents Hack Holes in China's New Wall: Electronic Guerrillas Breach Blocks Set Up By the Government to Keep Citizens from Seeing Unorthodox News and Opinions on the Internet,”  Los Angeles Times,   (Monday, January 4, 1999):A1. <http-//www.latimes.com/>

[The land that brought the world the Great Wall has built a new barrier on its ultimate frontier. This shield, like its predecessor, is designed to repel invaders and protect China from their foreign ideas. Dubbed "the Great Chinese Firewall," it is a series of Internet blocks and filters meant to stop Chinese citizens from seeing online news and opinions that differ from the government's political line. But just as the miles of mud and stone erected centuries ago failed to keep China's citizens in and invaders out, this cyber-barrier is being breached by a new generation of computer experts. They call themselves "hacktivists," electronic guerrillas with political agendas ranging from ending censorship to outright sabotage.]

Gaudin, Sharon. 1997.   "Think Global, Act Local with Real-Time Access,"  Computerworld,  v31n17 (Apr 28, 1997): 49-50.

[Torrance CA-startup HomeGate Corp offers subscribers Internet access through a local call from 690 cities in 160 countries. HomeGate used software and databases from Oracle Corp to get its business off the ground.]     {Internet; Software; Data bases; Startups}

Guemriche, Salah. 1997.   "The Mixed Signals of Globalization,"  UNESCO Courier ,   nn6 (Jun 1997): 22-24.

[Even the most remote of nations now has the ability to communicate via satellite or over the Internet. A look at how some of the countries are dealing with modern communication systems is presented.]     {Communication Globalization Satellites Television Internet Developing countries LDCs}

Harley, Bruce. 1995.   "Spanning the Globe,"  Database,  v18n6 (Dec 1995): 52-57.

[Inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), organizations comprising three or more member countries, offer the public access to international information via the Internet. Accessing IGO information on the Internet is discussed.]     {Government documents; International relations; Internet; Information dissemination}

Harris, Steven R. 1993.   "Community Policing: Our Primary Challenge,"  The Police Chief,  v60n3 (March 1993): p6(1).

[The International Assn of Chiefs of Police has succeeded in establishing programs to promote community policing. Included in the programs is the institutionalization of an Advisory Committee for Community Policing which is charged with defining and developing standards, policies, procedures and criteria for community policing activities. The association has also implemented the Community-Oriented Policing program which is intended to train participants on the appropriate measures in adressing community problems.]     {International Association of Chiefs of Police - Management Law enforcement Citizen participation}

Horwitt, Elisabeth. 1997.   "Asia: Beyond Business Enclaves, Web Use Is Quick to Take Off--and has Far to Go,"  Computerworld, The Network,  v25 Supplement (Sep 29, 1997): 20-21.

[Supplier communication is only part of the Asian Internet picture. World Wide Web deployment efforts in Asia are up against poverty, lack of education and primitive infrastructure.]     {World Wide Web; Internet}

Hrachovec, Herbert. 1997.   "Could Democracy be a Unicorn?"  Monist,  v80n3 (Jul 1997): 423-447.

[The electronic forum discussing democracy on the Internet is used to show how the character of theoretical activity is modified by the electronic medium.]     {Philosophy Internet Electronic publishing}

Huber, Peter. 1996.   "Cyberpower,"   Forbes,   v158n13 (Dec 2, 1996): 142-147.

[James Carville once wisecracked that he wanted to be reincarnated as the bond market. What did he mean by that? He meant that modern, electronically connected markets are more powerful than any politician. To put it another way: The modem is redefining democracy. Modern, electronically connected markets are more powerful than any politican. Information about how online services are helping to redefine democracy is presented.]     {Online information services Internet Commercial markets Economic impact Democracy}

Iyer, Pico. 1998.   "The Unknown Rebel,"  Time,  v151n14 (Apr 13, 1998): 192-196.

[With a single act of defiance, a lone Chinese hero revived the world's image of courage. The symbolism behind this act against the People's Republic China near Tiananmen Square on Jun 5, 1989 is examined.]     {Symbolism Heroism and heroes Revolutions Government History}

Katz, James E. 1998.   "Struggle in Cyberspace: Fact and Friction on the World Wide Web,"  Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,  v560 (Nov 1998): 194-199.

[The Internet and World Wide Web have transformed the way local cultures produce and maintain solidarity regarding what should be accepted as facts. These technologies provide a level playing field--it is no longer the case that those with the most massive resources will have the biggest audience. Indeed, many small sites command huge followings. The Internet and the Web allow for the quick dissemination of information, both false and true; unlike newspapers and other media outlets, there are often no quality control mechanisms on Web sites that would permit users to know what information is generally recognized fact and what is spurious. On the Internet and the Web, facts more easily escape from their creator's or owner's control and, once unleashed, can be bandied about. Groups that wish to control what is perceived as fact will find the Internet a threat. Those groups that hail competition between outlooks will welcome what the Web hath wrought.]     {World Wide Web Information Reliability Accuracy Journalistic ethics}

Kiernan,  vincent. 1998.   "Using the Web, Epidemiologist Aims to Improve Public Health in Developing Nations,"  Chronicle of Higher Education,  v44n21 (Jan 30, 1998): A21-A22.

[Ronald E. LaPorte, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, is trying to use the Internet to bring information about disease and public health to people in developing nations. Although connection to the Internet is very rare in these countries, LaPorte believes the availability of materials on preventing disease would prod international agencies to find the funds to bolster connections.]     {Internet; Developing countrie;s LDCs; Epidemiology; Disease}

Lasky, Julie. 1997.   "Way Beyond Rangoon,"  Print: America's Graphic Design Magazine,  v51n5 (Sep 1997): 6.

[Htun Aung Gyaw, former student leader and political refugee in Myanmar, now lives in the US and uses the Internet to communicate with other supporters about the pro-democracy movement in his homeland. The Web site of the Free Burma Coalition (http://freeburma.org) offers users more information about this situation.]     {Personal profiles Political dissent Web sites Revolutions}

Lykes, M. Brinton. 1993.   "Community Research Crosses National Boundaries: Multiple Meanings of Long-Term Residence In Particular Spaces,"  American Journal of Community Psychology,  v21n4 (August 1993): p487(7).

{Community psychology - Research Social science research - Technique}

Madsen, Wayne. 1998.   "Internet Malcontents of the World--Unite!"  Communications of the ACM,  v41n6 (Jun 1998): 27-28.

[Although the US is trying to convince the world community that other countries are for the idea of recoverable encryption keys, they aren't. Only Britain, which the U.S. hoped to use as a Trojan horse to advance crypto recovery policies during Prime Minister Blair's six months as the European Union's president, showed signs of supporting Washington's stance on key recovery. The whole plan is just an excuse to allow for bettering monitoring of political groups on the Internet.]     {Activists; Data encryption; International relations}

McDonald, Kim A. 1996.   "Human-Rights Groups Use the Internet to Help Persecuted Scholars,"  Chronicle of Higher Education,  v42n30 (Apr 5, 1996): A21-A23.

[The Internet has become a popular tool in the battle against human-rights abuses. Human-rights groups and scientific organizations in the US are using the Internet to gather information about jailed colleagues in other countries.]     {Internet; Human rights; Political persecution}

McHugh, Josh. 1997.   "Politics for the Really Cool,"  Forbes,  v160n5 (Sep 8, 1997): 172-179.

[A new breed of libertarians is mixing sophisticated computer science with their philosophy. These cryptolibertarians work with cryptographic software massively stronger than what American companies are allowed to export.]     {Software Philosophy Politics Cryptography}

Norris, Robert S.; Arkin, William M. 1997.   "The Internet and the Bomb,"  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,  v53n2 (Mar 1997): 62-63.

[When we first began preparing The Internet and the Bomb: A Research Guide to Policy and Information About Nuclear Weapons (NRDC, forthcoming), we envisioned a short working paper describing the World Wide Web resources of the Defense and Energy Departments, with a smattering of academic and non-governmental organizations. The project mushroomed, so to speak, into a 150-page working paper and an ambitious online plan (soon to be available at http://www.nrdc.org/). The finished work organizes, annotates, and rates more than 1,000 sites that contain information about the myriad issues relating to nuclear weapons and arms control. An abbreviated table of contents appears in the box titled "Scope."]     {Web sites; Internet; Books; Nuclear weapons; Military policy}

Okerson, Ann Shumelda. 1996.   "Buy or Lease? Two Models for Scholarly Information at the End (or the Beginning) of an Era,"  Daedalus,  v125n4 (Fall 1996): 55-76.

[In order to understand copyright law as it applies to print information and electronic information, Okerson discusses the concept of copyright as well as contractual licensing and how it currently works.]     {Libraries Electronic publishing Copyright Publishing Licensing Information industry}

Ornstein, Norman; Schenkenberg, Amy. 1996.   "The Promise and Perils of Cyberdemocracy,"  American Enterprise,  v7n2 (Mar 1996): 53-54.

[The promise and perils of on-line voting, electronic town halls and instant polling over the Internet are examined. Although in some ways the Internet fosters direct-democracy, a cyberdemocracy would not be equally open to all citizens.]     {Democracy ;Internet; Politics; Information; technology; Voting}

Oumarou, Seydou Amadou; Lefort, Rene. 1998.   "The Web, the Spider and the Fly,"  UNESCO Courier,  v51n9 (Sep 1998): 38-40.

[The Internet is posing information control problems that governments, service providers, educators and parents are finding difficult to solve.]     {Internet Censorship Freedom of speech}

Robinson, Amy. 1994.   "It Takes One to Know One: Passing and Communities of Common Interest,"  Critical Inquiry,  v20n4 (Summer 1994): p715(22).

[The phenomenon of racial and sexual passing provides an alternative approach to identity politics. Passing involves a triangular relationship among the passer, the dupe and the in-group clairvoyant. The ways of reading identity by the hegemonic dupe and the in-group clairvoyant are in conflict. Blacks and homosexuals are often regarded as intuitively able to recognize a fellow group member who is attempting to pass, whereas the dupe accepts the passer's appearance as evidence of identity. The belief in in-group clairvoyance helps to preserve the boundaries of group identity that are threatened by passing.]     {African Americans - Race identity Race relations - Social aspects Group identity - Social aspects Homosexuality - Social aspects}

Rose, Lewis; Feldman, John. 1998.   "How to Stay Within International Law on the Internet,"  Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management,  Special Sourcebook Issue for 1998 Supplement (1998): 249-250.

[Guidelines for avoiding violations of international laws when publishing material on the Internet are presented. The first step in conducting an international clearance is to make sure the advertising or promotional materials conform to US law. The publisher should then collect the names and fax numbers of counsel in the key countries where the advertising will be seen.]     {Electronic publishing; International; Internet; Liability; Guidelines}

Shelley, Louise I. 1998.   "Crime and Corruption in the Digital Age,"  Journal of International Affairs,  v51n2 (Spring 1998): 605-620.

[Shelley examines the capacity of criminal or corrupt actors to undermine the quality of life of millions of the worlds' citizens by means of technology. The investigation and prosecution of these crimes raise questions about sovereignty, legal jurisdiction and the obligations of states to protect their citizens.]     {Investigations Corruption Information technology Data encryption Computer crime}

Sussman,  vic. 1994.   "Pamphleteering in the Electronic Era,"  US News and World Report,  v116n2 (Jan 17, 1994): 55.

[The impact that Internet technology is having on free speech debate worldwide is discussed. It appears that on the Internet, every user has a virtually unlimited right to express and seek information on any topic.]     {Computer networks Freedom of speech Technology}

Van Alstyne, Marshall & Erik Brynjolfsson. 1996.   "Could the Internet Balkanize Science?"  Science,  v274n5292 (Nov 29, 1996): 1479-1480.

[Some feel the Internet could lead to the fragmentation of research, a balkanization of the global village. The availability of too much information leads to a poverty of attention.]     {Internet Science}

Young, Jeffrey R. 1998.   "'Technorealists' Hope to Enrich Debate Over Policy Issues in Cyberspace,"  Chronicle of Higher Education,  v44n30 (Apr 3, 1998): A23-A24.

[The issue of technology in society has often become a debate between techno-utopians and neo-Luddites who fear technology. A new group called the "technorealists" have released a set of principles that describe technology as bringing both novel benefits and unexpected hazards. This article is about one of the services set up by the project - an electronic "disaster discussion group". The initial assumption was that simply creating the discussion group would be enough to trigger a flow of communication. But the assumption was wrong. Some major lessons were learned about how to create a successful Internet forum.]     {Technology Internet Fear and phobias Conflict}

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