Theories of the information society

Introduction; The idea of an information society; the information society as post-industrialism: Daniel Bell; Information, restructuring and globalisation; Informational capitalism: Manuel Castells; Information and advanced capitalism: Herbert Schiller; Information management and manipulation: Jürgen Habermas and the concept of public sphere; Information, reflexivity and surveillance: Anthony Giddens; Information, postmodernism and postmodernity; Conclusion: is there an information society?