MR IRL? : En studie om rätten till informationsfrihet i informationssamhället
(2012) MRSM01 20121Human Rights Studies
- Abstract
- During the twenty-first century, questions concerning the use of information and communication technology have become a priority on the international agenda, according to the UN; we are now entering an Information Society. The World Summit on the Information Society was a possibility for the UN to discuss and establish ethical principles concerning the new society. The purpose of this study is to examine how the UN:s initiative through WSIS have affected the understanding of freedom of information. Which understanding of rights claims regarding freedom of information is expressed in the outcome documents from the WSIS summits in 2003 and 2005?
In this study, the theoretical framework is inspired by Norman Faircloughs critical discourse... (More) - During the twenty-first century, questions concerning the use of information and communication technology have become a priority on the international agenda, according to the UN; we are now entering an Information Society. The World Summit on the Information Society was a possibility for the UN to discuss and establish ethical principles concerning the new society. The purpose of this study is to examine how the UN:s initiative through WSIS have affected the understanding of freedom of information. Which understanding of rights claims regarding freedom of information is expressed in the outcome documents from the WSIS summits in 2003 and 2005?
In this study, the theoretical framework is inspired by Norman Faircloughs critical discourse analysis and his use of the terms discourse and discursive practice. To demonstrate the central understanding of the concept, it is discussed from the opposing pairs freedom of information as a right-freedom and aim-method. The analysis shows that the UN during the WSIS two phases emphasized the concept as a right and method. Further, the importance of access to information was stressed at the expense of free dissemination of information. Consequently, established power structures is maintained through the avoidance of politically sensitive topics as censorship. (Less)
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- author
- Wasén, Cajsa LU
- supervisor
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- Olof Beckman LU
- organization
- course
- MRSM01 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Internet, the Information Society, UN, WSIS, ICCPR, Rights Claims, Human Rights, Freedom of Information, Mänskliga rättigheter
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 2594857
- date added to LUP
- 2012-08-21 17:23:36
- date last changed
- 2014-09-04 08:27:38
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abstract = {{During the twenty-first century, questions concerning the use of information and communication technology have become a priority on the international agenda, according to the UN; we are now entering an Information Society. The World Summit on the Information Society was a possibility for the UN to discuss and establish ethical principles concerning the new society. The purpose of this study is to examine how the UN:s initiative through WSIS have affected the understanding of freedom of information. Which understanding of rights claims regarding freedom of information is expressed in the outcome documents from the WSIS summits in 2003 and 2005?
In this study, the theoretical framework is inspired by Norman Faircloughs critical discourse analysis and his use of the terms discourse and discursive practice. To demonstrate the central understanding of the concept, it is discussed from the opposing pairs freedom of information as a right-freedom and aim-method. The analysis shows that the UN during the WSIS two phases emphasized the concept as a right and method. Further, the importance of access to information was stressed at the expense of free dissemination of information. Consequently, established power structures is maintained through the avoidance of politically sensitive topics as censorship.}},
author = {{Wasén, Cajsa}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{MR IRL? : En studie om rätten till informationsfrihet i informationssamhället}},
year = {{2012}},
}