Il seminario di Castells è un estratto del suo nuovo libro Communication Power.

Qualche giorno fa, il 26 maggio scorso, a Castelldefels (Barcellona) si è svolto un convegno intitolato Internet Interdisciplinary Institute. Il sociologo Manuel Castells, uno dei primi studiosi dell’universo ITC ha tenuto un seminario dal titolo Politics and Internet in Obama era.

Qui l’intervento completo: Manuel Castells: Politics and Internet in Obama era

Di cui segnalo questo passaggio, che riguarda l’esportabilità del modello Obama anche in europa, e la possibile “obamizzazione” della politica:

• Mike Jensen: Did Obama really transformed the system, or just a new campaign? Why cannot Obama’s model be extrapolated to Europe? Aren’t we seeing “politics 2.0″ in Europe?
• Manuel Castells: he did change the system, as he brought inside many new voters and from different strata. And these new people do feel that they can change the system, which, at its turn, inevitably changes the political landscape. There is a true opening up of the system while, at the same time, avoiding to enter in a “civil war” against the establishment, which he needs to “professionally operate” the country. About transporting Obama’s model to Europe: it’s true that there is an Obamization of politics, and that there are shy approaches towards Web 2.0, but they are mainly technological, not conceptual. Everything remains under the control of the party machines, including the leaders — especially because there are no presidentialist elections. Power must be taken from political parties. And this will only happen under a sever catastrophic crisis of politics and political parties. Will this happen in the next UK elections? Will the Conservative Party be able to do it? Not only to beat the Labour Party, but to transform the whole political system.

Obama and the Web (dossier di materiali). Scarica il Pdf

Via Politicaduepuntozero scopro un ricco dossier di interventi e collettanea di materiali sull’uso dei nuovi media durante la campagna presidenziale USA 2008, a cura dell’Osservatorio sulla comunicazione politica dell’Università di Torino.