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2002-2003 Seminar Series

This paper examines the impact of the Internet on the public sphere and civil society in Singapore. Influenced largely by the changes in the nature of capital of flows, the city-state has embarked on an ambitious program of promoting the use of the Internet. The concerted promotion and adoption of the Internet technology has constituted the conditions for the expansion of the public sphere and the proliferation of civil society groups. This technology has also facilitated linkages between global and local civil society organizations in a manner that was not possible in the past. The sociological implications for this specific intersection between the Internet, society and politics are discussed.

Zaheer Baber holds the Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change in the Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto and is the author of The Science of Empire: Scientific Knowledge, Civilization and Colonial Rule in India and many articles and reviews that have appeared in journals such as British Journal of Sociology, Theory and Society, Nature, The Times Literary Supplement, etc. His research interests lie in the field of "science, technology and society" with a special emphasis on the internet, biotechnology and science/technology policies. He has taught at the National University of Singapore and has held visiting appointments at the University of Victoria and University of Tokyo. [an error occurred while processing this directive]