The first day of CLSI 2014 started with Ron Diebert talking about the state of the field and the attempt currently under way to build an inter-disciplinary research community around monitoring Internet openness and rights. Fenwick McKelvey has also put up a reading list of papers mentioned at CLSI 2014.The opening panel looked at Network Measurement and … Continue reading Citizen Lab Summer Institute on Monitoring Internet Openness and Rights, Day 1
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Thinking about research ethics
I didn't get much (well, any) training in the ethics of research during my formal studies, apart from the documents that came along with my first ethics application. Over the years, I've been thinking more about what constitutes ethical research involving activists, and how I can use my relatively-privileged position within academia. The work I've … Continue reading Thinking about research ethics
#SMSociety14: Greek independent media and the antifascist movement
I'll be presenting the first analysis from the next case study of the Mapping Movements project that Tim Highfield and I have been working on at the Social Media & Society conference in September: the abstract is included here and we welcome comments, particularly from those involved in the Greek antifascist and independent media movements.I must particularly acknowledge … Continue reading #SMSociety14: Greek independent media and the antifascist movement
Preempting Dissent
Today I went to an advance screening and Q&A on Preempting Dissent, about the application of the 'Miami model' of policing to the G20 protests in Toronto.The documentary started with an overview of changes to policing tactics in North America, looking at how Giuliani's 'broken window' theory got applied to protest policing: no loss of … Continue reading Preempting Dissent
How private funding influences GM research
I have a new article up on The Conversation arguing that it's important to think about the economic context in which GM crops are developed. While GM crops are often promoted as being the solution to world hunger, most of the research on GM crops is driven by private industry, or 'public-private partnerships' between industry … Continue reading How private funding influences GM research
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