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Neo-Rawlsian Co-ordinates: Notes on A Theory of Justice for the Information Age. (2006)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2006). Neo-Rawlsian Co-ordinates: Notes on A Theory of Justice for the Information Age. International journal of information ethics, 6, 17-22

The ideas of philosopher John Rawls should be appropriated for the information age. A literature review identifies previous contributions in fields such as communication and library and information science. The article postulates the following neo-... Read More about Neo-Rawlsian Co-ordinates: Notes on A Theory of Justice for the Information Age..

‘Laying a Foundation of Fact’: Fabianism and the information society thesis. (2006)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2006). ‘Laying a Foundation of Fact’: Fabianism and the information society thesis. Information, Communication and Society, 9, 515-536. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180600858754

This article explores affinities between postindustrialism and modes of thinking characteristic of the Fabian Society, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. In the hands of Daniel Bell and others, the information society thesis postu... Read More about ‘Laying a Foundation of Fact’: Fabianism and the information society thesis..