An important collection that demonstrates why European scholars have taken a leading role in the debate about the social dimensions of the revolution in information and communication technologies. Looking beyond the technology of the day, the contributions address enduring issues of significance to policy and practice in Europe and the world.

William H. Dutton, University of Southern California, author of Society on the Line

I recommend that Americans read this book to better understand why Europeans resist following their American counterparts into a homogenized technological world.

Journal of Communication

There are three major strengths. First, it addresses IS topics that have been neglected, including work, healthcare, learning, democracy, and gender. Second, the contributors come from various fields, including geographers, sociologists, education and technology specialists. Third, it is a goldmine of potential research topics. This book can be used in many disciplinary classes and also interdisciplinary seminars.

Progress In Human Geography

This book illustrates neatly the broadness and pervasiveness of the concept of 'Information Society' by bringing together a variety of contributions on social and societal aspects of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). The flexibility of ICT use remains a characteristic emphasis of the European debate, which has been particularly rich in insights applicable to the global context. This timely volume brings to the forefront the underlying social and societal choices that face policy makers-and, for that matter, businesses-in this information age.

Luc Soete, Maastrict Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology, Maastrict University