‘Big data’ and gender

There's been a significant push in Internet Studies over the last few years towards 'big data' studies, which aggregate huge volumes of information (such as tweets or website linking patterns) and subject them to analysis, often quantitative analysis. Much of this research provides valuable insights into how people are using the Internet and its impacts … Continue reading ‘Big data’ and gender →

Gifting and research

Here in Athens, I'm starting to get a much better idea of who I need to speak to and where I need to go, in part because I've had some fortuitous introductions from friends-of-friends-of-friends. This aspect of research on social movements is, I think, often under-acknowledged. You can, when doing research, make a more-or-less disinterested … Continue reading Gifting and research →

Into the Fire: the Hidden Victims of Austerity in Greece

Into the Fire came out yesterday, and the creators are asking people to embed it and distribute it widely. The documentary looks at the impacts of austerity on migrants in Greece, who are facing not only dire economic circumstances but also widespread racism.

Never again! Against racism and fascism in Greece

In my previous post, I wrote about the growing neonazi movement in Greece and links with the police. However, I also mentioned that there were many signs of resistance to this. This weekend, antiracist and antifascist groups from Greece and around the world will hold a variety of actions that remember the coup which brought … Continue reading Never again! Against racism and fascism in Greece →

Racism and censorship: first impressions of Athens

Having completed our work in Tunisia, I'm now in Athens for the next part of the 'Mapping Movements' project that Tim Highfield and I are working on. This work looks at the relationships between online and offline spaces, connecting quantitative and qualitative methods to get a better understanding of how activists are using digital technologies. … Continue reading Racism and censorship: first impressions of Athens →