[ox-en] OII News [2006.02.01]: Reconsidering "Open Source Politics"
- From: "OII Events" <events oii.ox.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:41:23 -0000
Dear All
Please may we bring to your attention the following forthcoming event:
- Reconsidering "Open Source Politics"
Speakers: Matthew Hindman, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Department, Arizona State University
Date: 08 Feb 2006, 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS
Attendance: This event is open to the public, if you would like to
attend
please email your name and affiliation to events oii.ox.ac.uk
Abstract:
Over the past few years, many political elites and popular observers
have
suggested that America is undergoing a shift towards "open source
politics."
The Howard Dean presidential campaign, the rise of political blogging,
and
online groups like Moveon.org have all been cited as evidence that
collaborative techniques first seen in open source software have taken
root
in American politics. This talk argues that novel forms of
community-based
production are indeed becoming an important part of the political
landscape,
but that there are also other--and less flattering--parallels been open
source software development and nascent forms of open source politics. I
discuss the importance of traditional players in online organizing,
winners-take-all patterns between and within political groups, and the
key
organizational role played by social elites.
Biography:
Please see http://www.princeton.edu/~mhindman/
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Kind regards
The Events Team
Oxford Internet Institute
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University of Oxford
Oxford
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