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1 online resource (391 pages)
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9780833032355
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Netwar-like cyberwar-describes a new spectrum of conflict that is emerging in the wake of the information revolution. Netwar includes conflicts waged, on the one hand, by terrorists, criminals, gangs, and ethnic extremists; and by civil-society activists (such as cyber activists or WTO protestors) on the other. What distinguishes netwar is the networked organizational structure of its practitioners-with many groups actually being leaderless-and their quickness in coming together in swarming attacks. To confront this new type of conflict, it is crucial for governments, military, and law enforcement to begin networking themselves.
Content:
Intro -- PREFACE -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter One THE ADVENT OF NETWAR (REVISITED) -- A CONCEPT AND ITS BRIEF HISTORY -- DEFINING NETWAR8 -- NETWORKS VERSUS HIERARCHIES: CHALLENGES FOR COUNTERNETWAR -- RECENT CASES OF NETWAR -- VARIETIES OF NETWAR-DUAL PHENOMENA -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Part I VIOLENCE-PRONE NETWARS -- Chapter Two THE NETWORKING OF TERROR IN THE INFORMATION AGE -- INTRODUCTION -- ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKING AND TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION -- NETWAR, TERRORISM, AND OFFENSIVE INFORMATION OPERATIONS18 -- EVALUATING PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS -- POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter Three TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL NETWORKS1 -- BACKGROUND ON NETWORK ANALYSIS -- TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CRIMINAL NETWORKS -- ROLES IN CRIMINAL NETWORKS -- CRIMINAL NETWORKS IN ACTION -- RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL NETWORKS -- CONFRONTING CRIMINAL NETWORKS -- Chapter Four GANGS, HOOLIGANS, AND ANARCHISTS-THE VANGUARD OF NETWAR IN THE STREETS1 -- THREE GENERATIONS OF URBAN GANGS: THE EVOLUTION TO NETWAR -- VIOLENT NETWAR-THE ADVERSARIES AFTER NEXT? -- CONCLUSION: BUILDING A RESPONSE TO NETWORKED THREATS -- Part II SOCIAL NETWARS -- Chapter Five NETWORKING DISSENT: CYBER ACTIVISTS USE THE INTERNET TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN BURMA -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION AND INTERNET ACTIVISM -- A SHORT HISTORY OF HOW THE INTERNET CAME TO PLAY A ROLE IN THE BURMA CRISIS -- THE MASSACHUSETTS SELECTIVE PURCHASING LEGISLATION -- THE FREE BURMA COALITION AND THE PEPSI BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN -- ASSESSING THE RESULTS -- THE INTERNET'S EFFECT ON ACTIVISM -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter Six EMERGENCE AND INFLUENCE OF THE ZAPATISTA SOCIAL NETWAR -- THREE LAYERS TO THE ZAPATISTA MOVEMENT -- MOBILIZATION FOR CONFLICT -- TRANSFORMATION OF THE CONFLICT -- BEYOND MEXICO -- POSTSCRIPT (SUMMER 2001) -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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ISBN 9780833030306
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Networks and netwars Santa Monica, Calif. [u.a.] : Rand, 2001 ISBN 0833030302
Additional Edition:
Print version Networks and Netwars : The Future of Terror, Crime and Militancy
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Law
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Forschungsbericht
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http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1382
