7 Quotes by Manuel Castells

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

Raum ist der Ausdruck der Gesellschaft.

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.

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

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.

Theories are just disposable tools in the production of knowledge.

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.