This article puts into perspective the results of a collective research project carried out in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Korea, Colombia, Bulgaria, and Russia. It analyzes the nature of the more or less informal networks through which pirated audiovisual products circulate, the modes through which they are appropriated, and the changes occurring with the rise of Internet. Pl…
Both the state and capital have been crucial for the evolving political economy of the Internet. This article briefly sketches the history of U.S. state action to shape and manage the extraterritorial Internet and explicates the escalating challenge to U.S. dominance that stems today from other governments. The article then examines the role of capital, viewed not as money or investment but as …
This article introduces LanguaSpeak, a heretofore underexplored digital platform that functions as a market for language learners and teachers. It argues that LanguaSpeak, through both its interface and users’ communicative practice, unwittingly reinforces existing language ideologies, particularly around race. In making this argument, the article suggests the notion of “intersectional …
This article examines the potential collaboration between Netflix and the Korean gaming industry and how it could impact the Korean Wave. Using the concept of transversality, it explores hypothetical directions of collaboration that could create a new facet of the Korean Wave, called Transversal Korean Waves. This collaboration could blur the boundaries between virtual and physical reality,…
The element of interest or 'Riba' is an inseparable part of the economic activities in today's world. And perhaps it is one of the causes of the business cycles and fluctuations and a hurdle in the way of economic development especially in the third world countries. It is the rate of interest due to which money is treated as a commodity leading to the concentration of wealth in a few hands; and…
Cities and communities are adversely affected by economic globalization and information technologies. The two international forces reduce the control of communities over hypermobile capital. Thus, community research should consider the impact of economic globalization and information technologies on communities. This would lead to a better understanding of emerging class hierarchies and power s…
Economy in language has a strong controlling function over the whole system, something which is carried out with the least possible cost in terms of energy. The concept of economy- a tenet or tendency shared by all living organisms may be referred to as 'the principle of least effort', which consists of the objective of the use of minimum amount of effort that is necessary to achieve the maximu…
An informal system of media distribution and screening has been established in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea via the haus piksa (village cinema). This article investigates how media distribution and screening are connected to the growing informal economy, the economic and social motivations of local entrepreneurs who have created spaces for viewing media, and the conflicting opinions about …
Conservative media outlets have recently turned a great deal of attention to an improbable topic: critical race theory (CRT). This article draws on historical sources and content analyses to show that recent attacks on CRT build on well-established narratives about “cultural Marxism.” It further argues that, to attach the antipathy that familiar enemies inspire to new subjects, conserva…
The article presents a microsimulation model of firm behavior in an economy-wide setting. A combination of microsimulation and general equilibrium modelling approaches is proposed as an alternative research method to incorporate typical industrial organization issues into economy-wide modelling. The article centers around an application that uses Dutch firms and the Dutch economy as case studies.