You must write about The Network Society and refer to Manuel Castells work on it and contextualise it (who, where, when, what), you must explain its main concepts, and discuss how this perspective can be used to understand the society in which we live and its main changes.
You must focus on both the pros and cons of the selected perspective, on both the arguments in favour of a theory and its limitations
You must then compare the selected perspective (The Network Society) with two alternative perspectives, which is Post-industrialism refer to Daniel Bell’s work and the The Platform Society
After having illustrated the main perspective, they should briefly illustrate the two alternative perspectives and critically analyse what aspects of the information society are better addressed by each perspective
The main focus is on the first perspective, which has to be illustrated in greater detail.
Use these readings when discussing the networked society perspective
Castells M (2010) The Rise of the Network Society
Castells M (2010) The Power of Identity
Castells M (2010) End of Millennium
Castells M (Ed)(2004) Part I – The Network Society – A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Castells M (2009) Communication Power
Use these readings when discussing the Post Industrialism society
Daniel Bell – Notes on the Post-Industrial Society I
Daniel Bell – Notes on the Post-Industrial Society II
Waters – 2007 – Daniel Bell. In The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists
use Dijck, J. van, Poell, T., & Waal, M. de. (2018). The platform society: Public values in a connective world. New York: Oxford University Press for platform society