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The Crimes of Digital Capitalism
"This book delves into the criminal structure of digital capitalism fostered by states and corporations along the supply chain, illustrating how the rise of algorithmic racism, lithium extractivism, the Googlization of education, or the deployment of AI surveillance/killing technologies brutally impacts the lives of millions of people around the world"--
Decoloniality
Delve into the transformative discourse of "Decoloniality" with this volume from the "Political Science" series. In a world still shaped by colonial legacies, understanding decolonial theories is essential for reshaping our global landscape. This book explores post-colonial perspectives that challenge dominant narratives, offering critical insights for professionals, students, and anyone interested in the evolving dynamics of power and knowledge. Overviews: 1-Decoloniality-Examines foundational concepts and their relevance in modern discourse. 2-Decolonization-Explores historical and contemporary decolonization processes. 3-The Wretched of the Earth-Analyzes Fanon’s influence on decolonial...
The Hashtag Hustle
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This timely book sheds light on the cultural, economic and legal aspects of content creation as a form of labour, investigating concerns over working conditions, worker protection, and the status of the working relationship. Chapters written by leading experts in the field explore two opposing, yet complementary sides of work: labour as an invisible and underappreciated effort made by influencers, and labour as an economic enterprise.
Postcolonialism
Unlock the Power of "Postcolonialism" in Political Science "Postcolonialism" is a crucial addition to the "Political Science" series, critically examining the lasting impacts of colonialism-This book is not just about history; it's about understanding how past events shape current global politics, culture, and identity-Whether you're a professional, student, or simply curious, this book offers valuable insights, ensuring a deeper understanding of how colonial legacies continue to affect the world. Chapters Overview: 1-Postcolonialism-Introduction to postcolonialism, highlighting its influence on modern geopolitics. 2-Cultural Imperialism-Explore ongoing cultural dominance in global interacti...
Money, Power, and AI
In this ambitious collection, Zofia Bednarz and Monika Zalnieriute bring together leading experts to shed light on how artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM) create new sources of profits and power for financial firms and governments. Chapter authors-which include public and private lawyers, social scientists, and public officials working on various aspects of AI and automation across jurisdictions-identify mechanisms, motivations, and actors behind technology used by Automated Banks and Automated States, and argue for new rules, frameworks, and approaches to prevent harms that result from the increasingly common deployment of AI and ADM tools. Responding to the opacity of financial firms and governments enabled by AI, Money, Power and AI advances the debate on scrutiny of power and accountability of actors who use this technology. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Human Rights and the Food Sovereignty Movement
Our global food system is undergoing rapid change. Since the global food crisis of 2007-2008, a range of new issues have come to public attention, such as land grabbing, food prices volatility, agrofuels and climate change. Peasant social movements are trying to respond to these challenges by organizing from the local to the global to demand food sovereignty. As the transnational agrarian movement La Via Campesina celebrates its 20th anniversary, this book takes stock of the movement’s achievements and reflects on challenges for the future. It provides an in-depth analysis of the movement’s vision and strategies, and shows how it has contributed not only to the emergence of an alternativ...
Data Grab
"In the present day, Big Tech is extracting resources from us, transferring and centralizing resources from people to companies. These companies are grabbing our most basic natural resources--our data--exploiting our labor and connections, and repackaging our information to control our views, track our movements, record our conversations, and discriminate against us. These companies tell us this is for our own good, to build innovation and develop new technology. But in fact every time we unthinkingly click "Accept" on a set of Terms and Conditions, we allow our most personal information to be kept indefinitely, repackaged by companies to control and exploit us for their own profit. Each cha...
Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge
The law is heavily implicated in creating, maintaining, and reproducing racialised hierarchies which bring about and preserve acute global disparities and injustices. This essential book provides an examination of the meanings of decolonisation and explores how this examination can inform teaching, researching, and practising of law. It explores the ways in which the foundations of law are entangled in colonial thought and in its [re]production of ideas of commodification of bodies and space-time. Thus, it is an exploration of the ways in which we can use theories and praxes of decolonisation to produce legal knowledge for flourishing futures.
Justice and Memory After Dictatorship
Justice and Memory after Dictatorship: Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Fragmentation of International Criminal Law provides a ground-breaking socio-historical account of the global transformation of international criminal law after the fall of dictatorships at the end of the 1980s.
