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Title: | Modes of Social Science Engagement in Community Infrastructure Design |
Authors: | Ribes, David Baker, Karen |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Publisher: | Springer London, Dordrecht Amsterdam |
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Communities and Technologies 2007: Proceedings of the Third Communities and Technologies Conference |
metadata.mci.reference.pages: | 107-130 |
Series/Report no.: | Communities and Technologies |
Abstract: | We ask, how does the organization of a technology building project impact collaboration with social scientists? We identify four elements that have structured collaborative engagements of social scientists within information infrastructure design projects. The elements we identify are (i) the state of the project relative to its development timeline (ii) the time of initiation with social science, (iii) the participation type for social science and (iv) the details of the involvement. Drawing from ethnographic research and grounded theory methodology, this research is based on comparison of three information infrastructure projects. We argue that the varying configurations of these elements substantially influence the possibilities for social science contributions to each project. In planning future engagements of social science within infrastructure projects careful consideration of such elements will serve to open up engagement options beyond a frequently encountered ‘response mode.’ Our goal is to enrich and deepen awareness of modes of engagement where social research is participatory |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 15.1007/978-1-84628-905-7 |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12015/2694 |
ISBN: | 978-1-4471-6239-1 |
metadata.mci.conference.sessiontitle: | Full Papers |
metadata.mci.conference.location: | Michigan State University, USA |
Appears in Collections: | C&T 2007: Proceedings of the Third Communities and Technologies Conference |
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