THE EVALUATION OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WITHIN THE APPROACH OF HISTORICAL MATERIALISM
Keywords:
Cyberspace, Historical materialism, Digital divideAbstract
Siber uzay insan hayatını kolaylaştırıcı etkiler yaratmakla birlikte insanlar ve devletler arasındaki mevcut eşitsizliklere yenilerini de eklemektedir. Bahse konu eşitsizliklerden biri olan dijital bölünme, siber uzaya erişim ve siber tekniklerin kullanılmasındaki farklılıkları ifade etmektedir. Dijital bölünmeye ilişkin literatür, kavramın ortaya çıkışına ve farklı seviye ayrımlar çerçevesinde eşitsizlik yaratan sonuçlarına odaklanmıştır. Ancak bu çalışma, siber uzayın maddi bir temele sahip olmasının dijital bölünmeyi sürekli olarak yeniden ürettiğini ileri sürmektedir. Siber tekniklerin günümüzde önemli bir üretici güç haline gelmesi ile dijital alandaki üretim ilişkileri, alt-yapının üst-yapıyı belirlemesi ve sınıf kategorizasyonun varlığı dijital bölünmeyi oluşturan temel nedenleri belirtmektedir. Başka bir anlatımla, dijital bölünme maddi ilişkilere dayanan yapısal bir olgu olarak kavranmalıdır. Dolayısıyla çalışmada tarihsel materyalizm yaklaşımı çerçevesinde dijital bölünme analiz edilmiş ve mevcut düzenin değişim potansiyeli tartışılmıştır.
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