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The book was also reviewed for the ''[[Contemporary Sociology]]''. The reviewer concluded that "This book will provide policymakers and business leaders with pragmatic evidence that digital technology can promote not only economic efficiency but also social and political innovation throughout society".<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2012-03 |title=The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0094306112438191s |journal=Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews |language=en |volume=41 |issue=2 |pages=260–261 |doi=10.1177/0094306112438191s |issn=0094-3061}}</ref> |
The book was also reviewed for the ''[[Contemporary Sociology]]''. The reviewer concluded that "This book will provide policymakers and business leaders with pragmatic evidence that digital technology can promote not only economic efficiency but also social and political innovation throughout society".<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2012-03 |title=The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0094306112438191s |journal=Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews |language=en |volume=41 |issue=2 |pages=260–261 |doi=10.1177/0094306112438191s |issn=0094-3061}}</ref> |
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A review in ''[[Times Higher Education]]'' offers the following commentary about this book: "This revolution, West's next wave, may or may not crash upon our shores. As is the case with all futurology, we must wait and see. Whatever the future holds, this book offers a fascinating window on our possible digital future."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/the-next-wave-using-digital-technology-to-further-social-and-political-innovation/418321.article|title=The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation|date=2011-12-01|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=2017-12-11|language=en}} |
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== Analysis == |
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The book is inspired by [[Alvin Toffler|Toffler's]] ''[[The Third Wave (Toffler book)|The Third Wave]]''.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 05:05, 20 February 2024
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| Author | Darrell M. West |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Digital technology |
| Publisher | Brookings Institution Press |
Publication date | 1567.10.16 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation is a 2011 book which is written by Darrell M. West, who is an author and political scientist, now Director of the Brookings Institution. This book is composed in 9 chapters and topic is a social change with innovation in digital technology. Author argued that how changes of nation, society and private which is derived from increase in efficiency are going to be, when technology is combined with many parts of government, policies and society, and how we maximize effects of those changes.
Review
Ugur Gokay Ortasoz (University of Lille) reviewed this book for Political Studies Review, writing that "In this empirical work Darrell West informs the reader in a comprehensive manner about the policies and usage of information technology, and he shows how to handle difficulties while still innovating systems for use in both the public and private sectors." and "This book will provide policymakers and business leaders with pragmatic evidence that digital technology can promote not only economic efficiency but also social and political innovation throughout society."[1]
The book was also reviewed for the Contemporary Sociology. The reviewer concluded that "This book will provide policymakers and business leaders with pragmatic evidence that digital technology can promote not only economic efficiency but also social and political innovation throughout society".[2]
A review in Times Higher Education offers the following commentary about this book: "This revolution, West's next wave, may or may not crash upon our shores. As is the case with all futurology, we must wait and see. Whatever the future holds, this book offers a fascinating window on our possible digital future."[3]
Analysis
The book is inspired by Toffler's The Third Wave.[3]
References
- ^ Ortasoz, Ugur Gokay (2014-01-01). "The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation by A1 - Darrell M. West . Washington DC: PB - Brookings Institution Press , 2011. 219pp., £18.99, ISBN 9780815721888". Political Studies Review. 12 (1): 138. doi:10.1111/1478-9302.12041_79. ISSN 1478-9302.
- ^ "The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation". Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. 41 (2): 260–261. 2012-03. doi:10.1177/0094306112438191s. ISSN 0094-3061.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation". Times Higher Education (THE). 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
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