Manuel Castells Quotes & Sayings

Yet, the main issue is not the shaping of the minds by explicit messages in the media, but the absence of a given content in the media. — Manuel Castells

The Internet is a communication medium that allows for the first time, the communication of many to many, in chosen time, on a global scale. — Manuel Castells

Power does not reside in institutions, not even the state or large corporations. It is located in the networks that structure society. — Manuel Castells

Theories are just disposable tools in the production of knowledge — Manuel Castells

As for the employees, the payment in stock options revives, somewhat ironically, the old anarchist ideology of self-management of the company, as they are co-owners, co-producers, and co-managers of the firm. — Manuel Castells

The media are not the holders of power, but they constitute by and large the space where power is decided. — Manuel Castells