Milan, Stefania. "The Guardians of the Internet? Politics and Ethics of Cyberactivists (and of their Observers)." Inter-Asia Roundtable 2012 - Methodological And Conceptual Issues In Cyber Activism Research, August 30-31, 2012, Organised by Asia Research Institute, National University Of Singapore.
From the paper: "In this paper, I explore these norms and ethical discourses. I also reflect on the politics and ethics of approaching cyberactivism as an object of study, taking into account epistemological considerations and methodological challenges.
From the paper: "In this paper, I explore these norms and ethical discourses. I also reflect on the politics and ethics of approaching cyberactivism as an object of study, taking into account epistemological considerations and methodological challenges.
In the next section, I offer an historical overview of
cyberactivism, in order to help situating different forms of contemporary
activism in relation to other progressive communities and subcultures. I then
turn my attention to one of the forms of contemporary cyberactivism, namely
‘radical tech activism’, as a case study for looking more closely at the ethics
of activists. Further, I discuss the methodological and epistemological
challenges of approaching cyberactivism as a researcher, drawing on my own
experience with investigating radical tech activism." Read more
