| ID | 132050 |
| Title Proper | US military's social media civil war |
| Other Title Information | technology as antagonism in discourses of information-age conflict |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lawson, Sean |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article uses the controversy within the United States (US) military over the use of social media by individual military professionals as a window into larger debates about the nature of information-age conflict. Information and associated technologies are now central to the US military imaginary. But the controversy over social media is one indicator that the dominant discourse of information-age conflict is neither stable nor total. The introduction of a new technology can serve as an antagonism that turns latent, potential contradictions into substantive differences for policymaking. Thus, though the US military generally has embraced information and communication technologies (ICTs), the introduction of a particular ICT can still be a source of controversy. Military imaginaries, technologies and the relationships between them remain dynamic, contingent and sometimes contentious. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 27, No.2; Jun 2014: p.226-245 |
| Journal Source | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 27, No.2; Jun 2014: p.226-245 |
| Key Words | United States ; US Military ; Military Professionals ; Information and Communication Technologies ; Social Media Civil War ; Social Media |