This article explores the phenomenon of spectacle in the lead up and immediate aftermath
of the 2016 US presidential election. Through the spread of misinformation, the …

Over the last four decades, new modes of communication have redefined people's
engagement with media: media audiences are now also makers, influencers, followers …

Contemporary social scientific scholarship is being transformed by the challenges
associated with the changing nature of, and responses to, questions of crime, security and …

Commons are holistic social institutions to govern the (re) production of resources,
articulated through interrelated legal, socio-cultural, economic and institutional dimensions …

As games and gamified applications gain prominence in the academic debate on
participatory practices, it is worth examining whether the application of such tools in the daily …

In the recent movement towards smart societies, smart governments supported by GovTech
and smart cities developed through Civic Tech have become known as dominant structures …

Digital citizenship has become a topic of growing importance among academics and
policymakers alike, at the center of debate and theorization around the skills youth need to …

Civic life today is mediated. Communities small and large are now using connective
platforms to share information, engage in local issues, facilitate vibrant debate, and …

Researchers in human-centered computing have surfaced a feminist ethic of care in
interaction with technologies, in data collection, and in data work. Drawing on two years of …

While so far social media have been largely constructed as the quintessential tools of
collective action and praised for their potential to empower individuals to act as civic agents …