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Helsinki Summer School 2000

Helsinki Summer School 2000.  Course: Information Society as Risk Society Place: Meritullinkatu 1, Merisali Time: 10-12 am, July 24 to August 11, 2000 Lecturer: Helena Tapper, University of Helsinki, Department of Communication Tutors: Taina Joutsenvirta and Yonca Ermutlu.

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Helsinki Summer School 2000

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  1. Helsinki Summer School 2000 •  Course: Information Society as Risk Society • Place: Meritullinkatu 1, Merisali • Time: 10-12 am, July 24 to August 11, 2000 Lecturer: Helena Tapper, University ofHelsinki,Department of Communication • Tutors: Taina Joutsenvirta and Yonca Ermutlu

  2. Course program: • Monday, July 24 Information Society or Knowledge Society? Conceptual analysis and brief History of Information Society • Tuesday, July 25 Risk, uncertainty and information society. Discussion of Beck, Castells and Bauman & others

  3. Course program • Wednesday July 26 Orientations to Information Society, a critical discussion by Dr. Sam Inkinen, University of Vaasa, Finland • Thursday, July 27 Telecommunications and economic growth, ICT's role in the Finnish economy

  4. Course program • Friday, July 28 Visit to Nokia, host Mr. Jyrki Rosenberg,Communications Manager •  Monday, July 31 Organizing the team work. Information Society, theory and practice, lessons learned • Tuesday, August 1 Castells, network society anf globalization •  Wednesday, August 2 Globalization

  5. Course program • Tuesday, August 1 Castells, network society anf globalization • Wednesday, August 2 Globalization • Thursday, August 3 African perspective to information society, the case of Tanzania by Dr. Sirkku Hellsten • Friday, August 4 Beginning of team work, tutored by Taina Joutsenvirta and Yonca Ermutlu

  6. Course program • Monday, August 7 - Team work • Wednesday, August 9 • Thursday, August 10- Teams present their papers • Friday August 11From 10 am to 2 pm

  7. List of readings • Readings: • Bauman, Z. (1998): Globalization. The Human Consequences. Cambridge: Polity Press. • Beck, U. (1992): Risk Society. London: Sage. • Beck, U. & Giddens A. & Lash S. (1994): Reflexive Modernization. Cambridge: Polity Press

  8. List of readings Castells, M. (1996): The Rise of the Network Society. London: Blackwell Publishers • Lash, S. & Urry, J. (1994): Economies of Signs and Space. London: Sage • Webster, F. (1995): Theories of the Information Society. London: Routledge

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