Analyse interprétative des interactions entre NTIC et ONG actives dans le développement durable

• Research unit: COST
• Project number: C00.0032

Key words (French)

Espace-temps; globalisation; NTIC; ONG; nouvelles territorialités; local-global

Research programs (English)

COST-Action A14 - Government and Democracy in the Information Age

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

A, B, CZ, DK, FIN, F, D, IRL, I, NL, N, P, E, S, CH, GB

Abstract (English)

How social movements interact with information and communication technologies (ICTs) is a topic of overriding interest mainly for political science and sociology. However, our research integrates a geographical dimension to this issue. Pursuant to the terms of both COST A14 'Government and Democracy in the Information Age', and Working Group 4 'ICTs and Social Movements',our argument focuses on the following points: - How do NGOs involved in promoting sustainable development agendas use ICTs (our analysis focuses on the role of internet) in terms of power (both external and internal). - To which extent do ICTs help NGOs to address the 'think globally and act locally' slogan. The research relies on different methodological approaches such as ' Web sites analysis ' and semi-direct interviews. The main results are: -ICTs are not neutral technical devices; their integration within the NGOs organization takes time; NGOs like WWF or ATTAC are still in the process of discovering the potential of ICTs. - It is too early yet to properly assess the power NGOs might gain, due to their using ICTs, within the social and political sphere. - The use of the full potential of ICTs is not accessible to all NGOs.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: COST-DB of the State Secretariat for Education and Research Hallwylstrasse 4 CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland Tel. [phone] Swiss Project-Number: C00.0032