Andreas Hepp takes an integrative look at one of the biggest questions in media and
communications research: how digital media is changing society. Often, such questions are …

This book is an extensive investigation of the complexities, ambiguities and shortcomings of
contemporary digital activism. The author deconstructs the reductionism of the literature on …

Digitization has transformed the way we interact with our social, political and economic
environments. While it has enhanced the potential for citizen agency, it has also enabled the …

From the rise of cyberbullying and hactivism to the issues surrounding digital privacy rights
and freedom of speech, the Internet is changing the ways in which we govern and are …

The widespread collection and use of data has been the subject of much public and
scholarly interest in recent years. Data justice has emerged as a significant framework for …

This article approaches the paradigm shift of datafication from the perspective of civil society.
Looking at how individuals and groups engage with datafication, it complements the notion …

This paper presents a critical examination of smart farming. I follow other critical analyses in
recognizing the centrality of innovation processes in generating smart farming products …

The starting point of this book is an article in which Stefania Milan and I set the scene, link
data activism to the tradition of citizens' media and lay out the fundamental questions …

WhatsApp has remained under the radar for it is scarcely accessible to overt scholarly
scrutiny. Encrypted chat apps allow for a certain degree of perceived secrecy. Yet the high …

Wir sind auf dem Weg zur digitalen Gesellschaft, aber wir sind noch lange nicht
angekommen. Andreas Hepp beleuchtet in seinem Buch die tiefgreifende Mediatisierung …