This article explores the notion of connective ethnography as a modern form ethnography. In concept presented in this article, sensitivity to ‘the making context’ includes both sense local physical context well increasing connections between information resources people, systems and texts. Based on empirical material study conducted appropriation virtual community corporate setting, specific combination online offline methods data they together generate are evaluated for capturing dynamics...

This perspective article argues that not only humanities benefit and are transformed by recent AI developments but might also from the humanities. is demonstrated with regard to symbol grounding problem in considering meaning outcome of a two-way relation between an object brain (or AI) negotiation triadic objects, symbols, human practices. common interpretive social research tradition We argue benefits embedding generative methods methodologies. can be achieved using example recently...

In recent years, research on modeling in both the philosophy of science and social studies technology has undergone an acute transformation. Philosophers scientists have begun to realize that science, words Carrier Nordmann, increasingly shifted its focus from “epistemic or truth-oriented” “application-dominated” research. “Science is viewed today as essentially practical endeavor” (Carrier Nordmann 2011, 1) should be considered context application. accordance with this re-orienting also...

Platform-based work and corresponding business models are redefining the landscape. The rapid growth in digital platforms has prospered since start of pandemic, enabling various service-based gig tasks such as Amazon, Uber Deliveroo. Currently, there is scant literature that examines well-being workers platform economy. In this article, we reflect on one category workers, low-skilled workers. These often migrants or transient who face barriers to enter job market a foreign country, need...

In this paper, the author proposes a research framework called ’cultural construction of information technology.’ It extends more widely known concept social technology (SCOT) and defines cultural infrastructure for application in other contexts than one which it is developed.

Abstract Transformative expectations of modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) often do not agree with the reality their appropriation in context. To investigate divergence between discourse praxis ICTs, I performed an ethnographic study a large Dutch IT firm where followed change project that was aimed at improving organization's learning capabilities through concept virtual community. The research findings illustrate how community created to serve as experiential exercise...

In dit artikel beschrijven wij nieuwe kenmerken van de tot nu toe onderbelichte doorvoerhandel cocaïne via Nederland.Op basis een diversiteit aan bronnen hebben kwalitatieve sociale netwerkanalyse gemaakt.De Nederland wordt gedomineerd door polydrugshandel.Opmerkelijk is dat in hoofdzakelijk stromen monodrugs binnenkomen, maar vooral polydrugs het land verlaten.Ook blijkt uit ons onderzoek bestemd voor Europese afzetmarkten kan worden doorgevoerd naar landen waar eerste instantie...