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Feb
09
2009
Calculating the cost of snowPublished in economy, disruption, collective action by Tuomas Kuronen | Comment (0)Now that a week has passed after the London-crippling 10 cm snowfall, it is time to look back, just a little bit. The question that seems to be the most pressing here seems to be the cost of the snow to the economy. In other words, how much did everyone (?) lose because of the white fluffy thing?
Feb
01
2009
Social change and the match dayPublished in values, social change, psychology, hooliganism, culture, collective action by Tuomas Kuronen | Comment (2)Speaking of social change is a complicated matter. I approach this thorny issue with an example: a football match.
Dec
24
2008
Internet unleashedPublished in social media, policy, internet, governance, freedom, collective action by Tuomas Kuronen | Comment (0)Manuel Castells gave his public lecture at LSE already some time ago. Nevertheless, his message was topical then, is today and will be in the coming year as well. He concentrated on the growth and importance of the Internet as the infrastructure of the information society and its implications to the personal freedom people that have the access to it enjoy. Only the emergence of mobile telecommunication has grown faster than the availability of the world-wide network. Despite the prevalence of the ‘net' (or because of), human fears are common in the every-day discussions of the matter. He pointed out some facts about it. |
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