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Communities in Cyberspace
``` CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS
VOLUME ON COMMUNITIES IN CYBERSPACE
A volume entitled COMMUNITIES IN CYBERSPACE is being prepared for publication by the University of California Press. We are looking for papers that examine the subject of online interaction and community. Papers should focus on existing examples of online interaction, with particular attention to the collective organization of groups, the emergence of community, and the issues, conflicts, and problems that go along with those developments.
A partial list of suggested topics is included below:
Social Interaction:
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The dynamics of online interaction Comparisons of online interaction with other forms of interaction Identity, anonymity, cryptography The presentation of self Sex and gender dynamics in online groups Power in online communities Synchronous versus asynchronous interaction
Social Organization:
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Systems of exchange in online groups Scarcity, value, and markets in online communities Informal social control Group solidarity in online communities Cooperation and conflict in virtual communities Crime and deviance Governance in online groups Culture and ritual Constructing an online community Community protest/collective action based on online groups
To be considered for inclusion in this volume, prospective authors should submit the following:
1) A 300-500 word abstract describing the substantive focus, methodology, and conclusions of research to be reported in the proposed paper
2) A brief biographical statement (or curriculum vita) indicating previous research and/or relevant experience in this area
Submissions should be sent via mail, e-mail or fax no latter than February 1st, 1995 to the volume editors at the address below:
Peter Kollock and Marc Smith UCLA Department of Sociology 405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, California 90024-1551 USA
E-mail: kollock@soc.sscnet.ucla.edu smithm@nicco.sscnet.ucla.edu Fax: (310) 206-9838
Invited authors will be provided with guidelines for the preparation of the paper. The tentative deadline for receipt of the final manuscripts will be June 1st, 1995, with an anticipated publication date in the first half of 1996. ```
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