Communication Power

# This book is a natural progression from his ´Network Society´ trilogy - a powerful, forward-looking analysis of communication in the Network Society # Builds on some of the themes of Castell´s ´Internet Galaxy´ (OUP, 2001), and considers the social and political implications of recent phenomena such as social networking and blogging # Draws on theories from across the social sciences: politics, sociology, psychology, communication studies, management studies # Rich and wide-ranging, including examples from the author´s experience of Franco´s Spain, the operation of global media companies, and Barack Obama´s campaign.

We live in the midst of a revolution in communication technologies that affects the way in which people feel, think, and behave. The media have become the space where power strategies are played out. In the current technological context mass communication goes beyond traditional media and includes the Internet and mobile communication.