In: Oxford studies in digital politics
'Expect Us' focuses on four online communities - Anonymous (4chan.org), The Pirate Bay, World of Warcraft, and the IGN.com posting boards. In all of these members engaged deeply with political issues in a range of ways. However, only two of the communities mobilised politically. If political behaviour occurred on all four communities, why did only two of these sites foster political mobilisation among their participants? Using ethnographic methods, Beyer argues that key structural features about the birthplaces of the four communities shaped the type of political behaviour that emerged from each.
Online communities and political mobilization -- Anonymous : carnival to mobilization -- The pirate bay : contribution to mobilization -- World of warcraft : cooperation without mobilization -- Ign.com : conversation without mobilization -- Expect them -- Appendix : research methodology.
In: Oxford studies in digital politics
'Expect Us' focuses on four online communities - Anonymous (4chan.org), The Pirate Bay, World of Warcraft, and the IGN.com posting boards. In all of these members engaged deeply with political issues in a range of ways. However, only two of the communities mobilised politically. If political behaviour occurred on all four communities, why did only two of these sites foster political mobilisation among their participants? Using ethnographic methods, Beyer argues that key structural features about the birthplaces of the four communities shaped the type of political behaviour that emerged from each.
In: Oxford Studies in Digital Politics
In: Oxford studies in digital politics
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