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the importance of internet consultation on health has given rise to comments and concerns in the medical world. Some consider that the proliferation of non-hierarchical, unvalidated information is a source of confusion, which could damage the patient's confidence in his/her doctor. The available literature tends to shift questions: there is no consensual method of measuring the quality of information and, above all, the importance of this issue is put in perspective: the collective nature of both the content produced and the internet consultation and the judgement shown by individuals guarantee against the possible effects of a lack of quality. Patients seem to seek stronger cooperation with doctors rather than conflict, and professionals adjust to this more informed patient, thus more responsive to arguments and more responsible for their behaviour. The internet could be seen as a facilitator of the relationship. This should be qualified in the case of rare or poorly known health problems, or where medication is controversial. The Internet makes it possible to build up a form of lay expertise that competes with or conflicts with the expertise of doctors, whether at individual level or even more clearly in health bodies open today to representatives of users, as part of a strengthened health democracy. ; International audience The increasingly popular practice of consulting the Internet on health issues has led to much commentary and concern in medical circles. Some observers believe that the proliferation of unstructured and non-validated information is a source of confusion which is likely to erode patients' confidence in their physicians. The literature on the subject tends to shift the emphasis of the question, pointing out that there is no agreed-upon method for measuring the quality of the information available. Moreover, and notably, it puts the significance of the issue in perspective, pointing out that the collective nature of the content produced online and of the consultations made, as well as the ...

This innovative volume brings together specialists in international relations to tackle a set of difficult questions about what it means to live in a globalized world where the purpose and direction of world politics are no longer clear-cut. What emerges from these essays is a very clear sense that while we may be living in an era that lacks a single, universal purpose, ours is still a world replete with meaning. The authors in this volume stress the need for a pluralistic conception of meaning in a globalized world and demonstrate how increased communication and interaction in transnational s.

International relations theory is witnessing a veritable explosion of works within the areas of modernism and postmodernism, yet there has been no attempt to compare these theories and their sources according to a common criterion or logical form. This author argues that while these pioneering, imaginative and exciting theoretical works are disparate, they also share a common thread that seeks to express emancipatory goals for international relations. This book provides an in-depth critical study of this genre of theorizing that he names 'Emancipatory International Relations'. Spegele.

"Das Internet in China wird oft als hermetisch abgeschottetes Intranet hinter der Großen Firewall betrachtet und unter der Fragestellung Zensur versus Cyber-Dissidententum untersucht. Ausgeklammert wird hierbei die internationale Dimension des chinesischen Internets. Diese Reduzierung des Internets auf seine Strukturen und Funktionen im nationalen Kontext verkennt allerdings, dass dem Cyberspace eine zentrale Rolle in der Ausgestaltung nationaler Außenpolitik und somit in den internationalen Beziehungen zukommt. Neben die traditionellen internationalen Beziehungen, die zwischen den jeweiligen nationalen Regierungen koordiniert werden, sind sehr viel komplexere Interaktionsprozesse getreten. Über das Internet können sich nationale Interessensgruppen zu internationalen Fragen zu Wort melden oder auch gezielt die Bevölkerung oder Regierungen anderer Staaten adressieren. Auch die Sicherheitslage hat sich verändert: Im Cyberspace zeigen sich neue Konfliktfelder der internationalen Politik (Cyberattacken; Cyberspionage), welche neue Verrechtlichungsprozesse und den Ausbau der bestehenden Dialogsysteme erforderlich machen." (Autorenreferat)