Social Networks and Institutional Development
In: APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
In: APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
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In: Anuario de espacios urbanos, historia, cultura y diseño: aEU, Heft 4, S. 259-270
ISSN: 2448-8828
In: William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 1060
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In: Comparative politics, Band 43, Heft 1, S. 63-80
ISSN: 0010-4159
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In: Comparative politics, Band 43, Heft 1, S. 63-80
ISSN: 2151-6227
In: Cultural trends, Band 32, Heft 5, S. 490-512
ISSN: 1469-3690
In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 52, Heft 3, S. 382-411
ISSN: 1552-3829
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In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 38, Heft 9, S. 1469-1485
ISSN: 1469-9451
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 38, Heft 9, S. 1469-1486
ISSN: 1369-183X
In: Society and security insights, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 56-65
ISSN: 2619-0230
The role of social media in modern communications is difficult to underestimate: from interpersonal correspondence, user-generated content quickly spilled over into a sociocultural phenomenon. On the one hand, we can talk about expanding the possibilities of using the global network, and on the other hand, and this is fundamental, social media have become an independent means of mass communication, with much more multifunctional tools for "getting" into the core of the target audience. The purpose of the article is to reveal the phenomenon of computer-mediated communication of young people through the use of social media and identify their functions. Based on the results of the questionnaire survey "Internet communication as a factor in the formation of the information culture of a new generation of young people", a hypothesis was put forward that social media claim the position of a universal ecosystem. The institutionalization of social networks provides for the structuring of social practices, while the criterion for institutionalization is their structural variability (a global service system in which it is possible to satisfy scientific, educational, sociocultural, consumer and other needs). The closed ecosystem of social media, developing a targeted approach to the demonstration of user content, largely controls the mind, shaping both creative and conformist behavior, giving birth to a new generation of people – generation social young. Modern youth, based on survey data, has prioritized all mediated communication in social networks, linking the online space with everyday life. The new - "digital" generation has moved the usual social practices to social networks, institutionalizing them. In addition to informal communication, social networks have become one of the main channels of interaction between a teacher and a student, despite the fact that correspondence through personal pages is not welcomed by the administration of educational institutions for several reasons. Formally, such communication remains outside the system of corporate communications and can be easily removed or become destructive. On the other hand, chatting creates a feeling of friendly communication, which often contributes to the development of trusting relationships and has a positive effect on the learning process. The article attempts to scientifically comprehend social media from the point of view of the usual practices of youth communication in social networks and their new institutional structure. The identified and described functions of social media ("Communication", "Consolidation", "Replication of content", "State", "Finding", "Establishing contacts", "Image") probably contribute to the development of theoretical sociological foundations for studying the phenomenon of institutionalization of social media.
In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 48, Heft 10, S. 1431-1452
ISSN: 0022-0388
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In: The journal of modern African studies: a quarterly survey of politics, economics & related topics in contemporary Africa, Band 52, Heft 2, S. 179-203
ISSN: 0022-278X
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In: The European journal of development research, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 314-329
ISSN: 1743-9728
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In: Complexity, governance & networks, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 79
ISSN: 2214-3009
Due to the inherent uncertainty in predicting the evolution of phase-spaces in social-ecological systems (SESs), these systems cannot be "optimally" managed through top-down, command and control type of governance designs. Instead, generalized autocatalytic set theory, a type of network and complexity theory with foundations in mathematical graph theory, may be used as a bottom-up, emergent and co-evolutionary framework to design the governance regimes of SESs. Under this theoretical re-conceptualization, the policy and institutional interventions can at best "enable" the policy-makers to nudge SESs towards socially desirable yet ecologically feasible phase-spaces, which in turn are continually revamped as new elements in phase-spaces emerge.
In: Internationales Asien-Forum: international quarterly for Asian studies, Band 47, Heft 3-4, S. 203-225
ISSN: 0020-9449
The number of non-resident Indians and People of Indian Origin living in Germany has doubled in the last 15 years. Against this background, the paper looks at the multiple cross-border linkages maintained by Indian migrants in Germany. The paper first portrays the development of Indo-German migration since 1950. The main section then describes what linkages are developed by Indian migrants living in Germany between their places of residence and their places of origin. Applying a transnational per-spective, the paper portrays how Indian migrants are embedded in different trans-national networks. Based on in-depth interviews typical practices are described and changes of these practices during the life course are discussed. Differences in the trans-national practices of the first and of the second generation are also addressed. The findings show that all respondents actively link the places where they live with their places of origin and induce changes both "here" and "there". (Internationales Asienforum/DIE)
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