ネットワーク社会研究の成果と課題

抄録

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the study of the network society, limited to the fields of sociology and media studies.

First, I will review how the concept of network has been formulated as a technical term. Secondly, I will critically review the arguments of Manuel Castel, who is considered to have been the most influential in establishing the study of network society in the social sciences. I will focus on The Rise of The Network Society, published in 1996, and The Internet Galaxy (2001). The reason for picking up these books is that his argument has formed the basis of subsequent research. I believe it is an important reference point for considering the differences between his research and subsequent research. Third, I will review the results of various domestic and international studies that have captured the changes that have occurred since the mid-2000s, from the media environment represented by e-mail, blogs, and cell phones to the media environment in which SNS, smartphones, and AI technologies have rapidly penetrated. Finally, I think about tuture issues.