Research Assistant (part-time), Queens’ University Management School,
Belfast.

This post is available for 22 months in the HuWY (Hub Websites for Youth
Participation) project (www.huwy.eu), assisting in the planning and
delivery of e-participation activities that will get hundreds of young
people telling national and European policy-makers how to govern the
Internet.

Further details are available at
http://www.e-consultation.org/guide/index.php/HuWY_job, or by contacting
Subhajit Basu <s.basu@...>. To apply, start from
http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/JobDetails/?vac_no=09/100858&ref=09/1\
00858

--
Dr. David R. Newman, Queen's University Management
School, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland (UK)
Tel. +44 28 9097 3643 FAX: +44 28 9097 5156
mailto:d.r.newman@...
http://www.e-consultation.org/

Call for workshop proposals, "innovations," and networking topics for
NCDD 2008

This year's National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation is being
held in Austin, Texas, October 3-5. If you are dedicated to solving
problems through honest talk, quality thinking, and collaborative
action, we hope to see you there!

NCDD's biennial conferences, which are highly participatory, highly
innovative and surprisingly affordable, bring together leaders and
future leaders in public engagement, conflict resolution and related
fields to share resources and strategies, build lasting relationships,
increase the visibility and effectiveness of their work, tackle
challenges we face, and initiate collaborative projects. Many people
have told us they're the best conferences they've ever attended.

At NCDD Austin, we're offering more ways than ever for conference
participants to contribute content, share their work, and make
progress on issues they care about. We welcome you to submit your
proposals now for:

    1. Concurrent Workshops (unique, engaging sessions that highlight
the best the dialogue and deliberation community has to offer)
    2. Innovations (innovative projects/strategies that address some of
the biggest challenges and issues we face in the field; we'll match
you up with other innovators with similar topics to organize joint
collaborative sessions at the conference)
    3. Networking Topics and Facilitators (topics you're really into,
so you can meet others who share your same interests during a fun,
structured networking session)

More details about these 3 opportunities, and the forms for submitting
proposals and ideas are at www.thataway.org/events/?page_id=119.

Please note that the deadline for submitting workshop proposals and
innovations is Friday, May 16th. The deadline for submitting
networking topics and signing up to facilitate topics is July 19th.
We'll be running a Q&A-type conference calls for people who have
questions about these opportunities on Tuesday, May 6th at 11 am
Eastern. The long distance call-in number for the call is
1-712-580-8020, and the access code is 444839.

And if you're planning on joining us in Austin, you may want to
register before May 16th so you get the super-low early rate of only
$300 (!). Registration details can be found at
www.thataway.org/events/?page_id=136.

Here is a link to my website, which includes two papers published on the
BC Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform. One came out in the journal
Politics & Society in March, and another is scheduled to be published as
part of a book of on the Citizens Assembly from Cambridge Univ. Press
later this year. I'm always happy to hear comments, so please send them
along if you have any.

http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~alang/

Amy

--
Amy Lang
PhD Candidate
Department of Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608.661.5194

Hi Amy,
That sounds interesting. Do you have links to stuff you've already
written?

Also I've been writing a report on e-participation practices, based on
case studies. The report is designed to be internal to the WEB.DEP
project: http://www.web-dep.eu/    -so its scope and focus are limited.
However, as so many people had been involved in collating the
information, we thought we should make it available. Plus I'd also like
to think that it will be a useful resource.

"Existing E-Participation Practices with Relevance to WEB.DEP"
Smith, E. and Macintosh, A. (2007); 'Existing E-Participation Practices
with Relevance to WEB.DEP'; Internal report prepared for the WEB.DEP
Consortium.

Please note that the analysis of the case studies takes the form of an
annex published as a separate pdf file (so that they can be read in
tandem)

The report and annex can be found on the ITC website:
http://itc.napier.ac.uk/ITC/publications.asp#ID80
http://itc.napier.ac.uk/ITC/publications.asp#ID81

Ella
Ella Smith

International Teledemocracy Centre
Napier University
10 Colinton Road
Edinburgh, EH10 5DT

Telephone: +44 (0) 131 455 2392  Fax:  +44 (0) 131 455 2282
Email: e.smith@...

http://itc.napier.ac.uk





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Hello

I'm Amy Lang, a sociologist who studies public deliberation. I'm just
finishing up my dissertation which is a qualitative case study of the
British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform. I'm also
developing a case comparison with the recent Ontario Citizens'
Assembly. Among other things, I'm writing about the ways that
organizational set ups shape the substance of deliberation, how
deliberating groups choose which dimensions of a problem to
foreground, and what kinds of civic skills and understandings citizen
deliberators take away from the experience of deliberation.

I also am a blog editor for the National Coalition for Dialogue &
Deliberation, so if anyone has any news they'd like to post, please
feel free to send it to me: alang (at) ssc (dot) wisc (dot) edu.
Looking forward to being part of this group!

Amy

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Hi Ella,
thanks for references  - i have read both reports. In terms of the
criteria i used see post 107 entitled my research within this forum.
All the best
Kerill


--- In deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com, "Smith, Ella"
<E.Smith@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Kerill,
> Given that you say "quick question" and that you're in the final
> analysis stage, I'm reluctant to point you in the direction of
something
> less "distilled" than the (excellent) issues forum guidebook.
>
> Also, not sure exactly what your criteria for a forum are..
> So, a couple you've probably already read:
> Digital Dialogues Interim Report  (2006) hansard society
> http://www.digitaldialogues.org.uk/
> and e-Consultation Research Project final report or e-consultation
guide
> http://www.e-consultation.org/
>
> -Ella
>
> Ella Smith
>
> International Teledemocracy Centre
> Napier University
> 10 Colinton Road
> Edinburgh, EH10 5DT
>
> Telephone: +44 (0) 131 455 2392  Fax:  +44 (0) 131 455 2282
> Email: e.smith@...
>
> http://itc.napier.ac.uk/
> ________________________________________
> From: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
kerilldunne
> Sent: 12 March 2007 13:26
> To: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [delib] Question on forum design
>
> Hi all,
> I am just about to begin my analysis (finally) on my PhD. I have a
> quick question for the group. I have used Steven Clift's -The E-
> Democracy.org `Local Issues Forum Guidebook' which details a
bullet
> point list in terms of building a successful local issues forum.
Have
> any of you or do you know of anyone else who has produced
something
> similar i.e. is there a body of work within E-Democracy which
argues
> for forums to be built in such a way that will induce
participation and
> deliberation.
> Many thanks
> Kerill
>
>
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Hi Kerill,
Given that you say "quick question" and that you're in the final
analysis stage, I'm reluctant to point you in the direction of something
less "distilled" than the (excellent) issues forum guidebook.

Also, not sure exactly what your criteria for a forum are..
So, a couple you've probably already read:
Digital Dialogues Interim Report  (2006) hansard society
http://www.digitaldialogues.org.uk/
and e-Consultation Research Project final report or e-consultation guide
http://www.e-consultation.org/

-Ella

Ella Smith

International Teledemocracy Centre
Napier University
10 Colinton Road
Edinburgh, EH10 5DT

Telephone: +44 (0) 131 455 2392  Fax:  +44 (0) 131 455 2282
Email: e.smith@...

http://itc.napier.ac.uk/
________________________________________
From: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kerilldunne
Sent: 12 March 2007 13:26
To: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [delib] Question on forum design

Hi all,
I am just about to begin my analysis (finally) on my PhD. I have a
quick question for the group. I have used Steven Clift's -The E-
Democracy.org `Local Issues Forum Guidebook' which details a bullet
point list in terms of building a successful local issues forum. Have
any of you or do you know of anyone else who has produced something
similar i.e. is there a body of work within E-Democracy which argues
for forums to be built in such a way that will induce participation and
deliberation.
Many thanks
Kerill


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Hi all,
I am just about to begin my analysis (finally) on my PhD. I have a
quick question for the group. I have used Steven Clift's -The E-
Democracy.org `Local Issues Forum Guidebook' which details a bullet
point list in terms of building a successful local issues forum. Have
any of you or do you know of anyone else who has produced something
similar i.e. is there a body of work within E-Democracy which argues
for forums to be built in such a way that will induce participation and
deliberation.
Many thanks
Kerill

Hi all,
some members maybe interested in the following seminar happening
here at the department of sociology university of surrey in July:

CALL FOR PAPERS

Young People, New Technologies and Political Engagement

University of Surrey, 24-25 July 2007


CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Prof. Lance Bennett (Center for Communication and Civic Engagement,
University of Washington)

Prof. Stephen Coleman (Institute of Communication Studies,
University of Leeds)

Dr. Anita Harris (Department of Sociology, Monash University)

Further keynote speakers TBC


Against the backdrop of increasing concern about the disengagement
of youth from politics and the public sphere, the relationship
between new technologies and young people's political engagement and
participation is a cross-disciplinary issue of considerable
importance not only to academics but to practitioners and
policymakers across the world.

There is now a large body of literature which has explored the
potential of `digital democracy' to revitalize political life and
challenge conventional forms of political participation. Separately,
youth researchers have provided considerable insights into the way
new technologies are influencing – and are themselves influenced by –
  the lives and identities of young people. Only recently, though,
has significant research attention begun to focus upon the
particular relationships – potential and actual – between new
technologies and political engagement amongst the young.

This seminar intends to contribute to the development of research
and theory in this crucial area by providing a forum for scholars
from across the world to share the findings of empirical and
theoretical work, discuss the policy implications of their research,
and strengthen their international and inter-disciplinary ties. We
aim to bring together leading figures in the subject area from
across the globe as well as to offer a valuable international forum
for emerging projects and individuals.

Proposals are therefore invited for papers focused upon any aspect
of the relationship between young people, new technologies and
political engagement. As well as encouraging contributions from a
variety of academic disciplines and perspectives, we would
particularly welcome papers from practitioners and policy-makers.

The event is organised by the British Sociological Association's
Youth Study Group in association with the University of Surrey's
Institute of Advanced Studies and The Social Policy Association.
We are able to offer up to six grants (of up to £200) to speakers
traveling to the event from outside the UK. If you would like to be
considered for such a grant, please make this clear when sending
your abstract.

Please send abstracts (of up to 250 words) to Dr Rachel Brooks at
the University of Surrey (R.Brooks@...) by 23 February
2007 at the latest. Please include full contact details with your
proposal. For further information, please contact Dr Rachel Brooks
or Dr Paul Hodkinson (P.Hodkinson@...).


Further information about the event will soon be available on the
Institute for Advanced Studies website:
http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/ias/

The OD2005/DIAC-2005 site is back up again.  I'm not sure what happened
earlier. http://www.online-deliberation.net/conf2005/index.php.

Todd

Hi, all - quick update,

The online-deliberation.net URL is down for some reason.  The domain
hasn't expired, so I'm trying to figure out why it's not working and will
try to get it working again.  Probably a server issue at Stanford.

The book proceedings for OD2005/DIAC-2005 should be out in print and online in
early '07. Watch for an announcement.

Todd

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Laurence Monnoyer-Smith wrote:

> Dear Tom,
>
> DIAC 2005 papers have been online for a while and they have disappeared. But
> you can contact todd davies tdavies@... who has organised the
> whole event and ask for them.
> Good luck
> Laurence
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Tom Murray
>  To: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:58 PM
>  Subject: [delib] Looking for orientation on RE online deliberation tools
>
>
>  Hello,
>
>  I am involved in some online deliberation porjects and just discovered
>  this group. [It has 87 members but has not been very active--is it
>  still alive?]
>
>  If anyone is listening, I'd appreciate any thoughts on the following:
>
>  - One of my interests is in tools that support the ethical elements of
>  collaboration, communication, and decision-making. I am, for
>  instance, inspired by Habermas' Discourse Ethics. In particular I'm
>  interested in tools that support the cognitive/emotional skills needed
>  to engage deeply in dialog and multiple perspectives. Does anyone
>  have pointers to like-minded projects or research?
>
>  - Is there proceedings of presentation summaries for the Online
>  Deliberation DIAC-2005 conference?
>
>  - I recently discovered truthmapping.com. I see a lot of graphical
>  mind-map/concept map/sensemaking tools out there (this is a
>  particularly nice one for deliberation). Do you know of documents
>  pointing to such tools being used successfully in authentic situations
>  to foster deliberation and knowledge building?
>
>  --cheers, Tom
>
>
>
>

-----Original Message-----
From: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com [mailto:deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jack Paulus
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:35 PM
To: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [delib] Looking for orientation on RE online deliberation tools

Hi Tom,

I can speak to truthmapping.com issues as I created it.  It is a private project not affiliated with any institution and has been enjoying steadily increasing usage.  I am aware of it being used by teachers in academic settings with great success (so they tell me).  I can answer other questions on the list or off.

take care,
jack

jack@truthmapping.com

On 12/14/06, Tom Murray < tmurray@....edu> wrote:

Hello,

I am involved in some online deliberation porjects and just discovered
this group. [It has 87 members but has not been very active--is it
still alive?]

If anyone is listening, I'd appreciate any thoughts on the following:

- One of my interests is in tools that support the ethical elements of
collaboration, communication, and decision-making. I am, for
instance, inspired by Habermas' Discourse Ethics. In particular I'm
interested in tools that support the cognitive/emotional skills needed
to engage deeply in dialog and multiple perspectives. Does anyone
have pointers to like-minded projects or research?

- Is there proceedings of presentation summaries for the Online
Deliberation DIAC-2005 conference?

- I recently discovered truthmapping.com. I see a lot of graphical
mind-map/concept map/sensemaking tools out there (this is a
particularly nice one for deliberation). Do you know of documents
pointing to such tools being used successfully in authentic situations
to foster deliberation and knowledge building?

--cheers, Tom

--
A Tool to Elevate Debate
http://truthmapping.com/about.php

-----Original Message-----
From: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com [mailto:deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Laurence Monnoyer-Smith
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 8:17 AM
To: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [delib] Looking for orientation on RE online deliberation tools

Dear Tom,

 

DIAC 2005 papers have been online for a while and they have disappeared. But you can contact todd davies tdavies@csli.stanford.edu who has organised the whole event and ask for them.

Good luck

Laurence

----- Original Message -----

From: Tom Murray

To: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:58 PM

Subject: [delib] Looking for orientation on RE online deliberation tools

Hello,

I am involved in some online deliberation porjects and just discovered
this group. [It has 87 members but has not been very active--is it
still alive?]

If anyone is listening, I'd appreciate any thoughts on the following:

- One of my interests is in tools that support the ethical elements of
collaboration, communication, and decision-making. I am, for
instance, inspired by Habermas' Discourse Ethics. In particular I'm
interested in tools that support the cognitive/emotional skills needed
to engage deeply in dialog and multiple perspectives. Does anyone
have pointers to like-minded projects or research?

- Is there proceedings of presentation summaries for the Online
Deliberation DIAC-2005 conference?

- I recently discovered truthmapping.com. I see a lot of graphical
mind-map/concept map/sensemaking tools out there (this is a
particularly nice one for deliberation). Do you know of documents
pointing to such tools being used successfully in authentic situations
to foster deliberation and knowledge building?

--cheers, Tom

----- Original Message -----

From: Tom Murray

To: deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:58 PM

Subject: [delib] Looking for orientation on RE online deliberation tools

Hello,

I am involved in some online deliberation porjects and just discovered
this group. [It has 87 members but has not been very active--is it
still alive?]

If anyone is listening, I'd appreciate any thoughts on the following:

- One of my interests is in tools that support the ethical elements of
collaboration, communication, and decision-making. I am, for
instance, inspired by Habermas' Discourse Ethics. In particular I'm
interested in tools that support the cognitive/emotional skills needed
to engage deeply in dialog and multiple perspectives. Does anyone
have pointers to like-minded projects or research?

- Is there proceedings of presentation summaries for the Online
Deliberation DIAC-2005 conference?

- I recently discovered truthmapping.com. I see a lot of graphical
mind-map/concept map/sensemaking tools out there (this is a
particularly nice one for deliberation). Do you know of documents
pointing to such tools being used successfully in authentic situations
to foster deliberation and knowledge building?

--cheers, Tom

Hello,

I am involved in some online deliberation porjects and just discovered
this group.  [It has 87 members but has not been very active--is it
still alive?]

If anyone is listening, I'd appreciate any thoughts on the following:

- One of my interests is in tools that support the ethical elements of
collaboration, communication, and decision-making.  I am, for
instance, inspired by Habermas' Discourse Ethics. In particular I'm
interested in tools that support the cognitive/emotional skills needed
to engage deeply in dialog and multiple perspectives.  Does anyone
have pointers to like-minded projects or research?

- Is there proceedings of presentation summaries for the Online
Deliberation DIAC-2005 conference?

- I recently discovered truthmapping.com.  I see a lot of graphical
mind-map/concept map/sensemaking tools out there (this is a
particularly nice one for deliberation).  Do you know of documents
pointing to such tools being used successfully in authentic situations
to foster deliberation and knowledge building?

--cheers, Tom

Hi all,
My PhD is focused on examining the ability of local political online
forums to support different types of political participation and
deliberation – the methodological tool I am using in this process is
analytic induction. As there was no database(s) of local political
online fora from which I could draw a sample from, I decided to
devise my own. Using the Google search engine and the following five
search phrases I developed my sample. Forums were chosen on the
basis of the criteria table I have attached within the files
section.

1. Online political discussion forum
2. Local politics discussion forum
3. Community online discussion forum
4. Local government council online forum
5. Local politics message board

The internet as a whole was focused on not geographically specific
areas. Google's most relevant search result pages (not including
omitted results) were examined in total i.e. all pages and forums
which  appeared in the search result pages were examined and
selected if they fell within the criteria –a total of 3393 forums
were examined, which produced a sample of 148. It is acknowledged
that this sampling strategy has an under representation of sites
with few links to them. The link to my sample can be found here:
http://del.icio.us/kerilldunne

Greetings,

I am an active member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians
(AIP).    Most people join groups and organizations because they share
a common interest in a subject or topic.   However, when differing
opinions start flying across the airways or room, people will start
chiming in and taking sides.

What percentage of the time is wasted on arguing about the most
appropriate or expedient process, that should be followed?   In most
cases, isn't the process already spelled out?

Has anyone researched the many reason's why people who join groups and
organizations, choose to disregard their bylaws and rules of order?

Isn't this obvious norm, the catalyst behind continual disregard for
the rights supposedly enjoyed by the majority, and the inequity
experienced by the minority, in these groups and organizations?

How many members of this yahoo group, support the use of parliamentary
law practices in your deliberative research and analysis studies?

Apologies for cross-posting. Thought this may be of interest to some
of us on the list. Best,

Min
___________________________________

Min Jiang
ABD
Department of Communication
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47906
E-mail: mjiang@...
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mjiang
___________________________________

Final Call for Proposals and Peer Reviewers for Working Groups on
International Digital Government Research

A National Science Foundation grant to the Center for Technology in
Government at the University at Albany/SUNY, in partnership with the
Digital Government Research Center at USC, includes resources to
support several working groups on international digital government
research topics.  The purpose of the working groups is to develop
long-term international partnerships focused on digital government
topics that are international in scope or most usefully studied by
comparative methods.  Members of the groups must include
representatives from at least two countries, including the US, and
must include both established researchers and doctoral students.
Successful proposals will be selected through a peer review process
and will have access to travel funds for the US participants for
several meetings over three years.  Proposals must demonstrate that
non-US participants have travel support from other sources. See the
full call for proposals at www.ctg.albany.edu/projects/dgi

Proposal Deadlines:
Optional expressions of interest - ASAP
Proposals - Tuesday, August 22

Peer Reviewers Needed:
Digital government researchers and other experts are needed to act
as peer reviewers.  The review process will take place during
September and October and will not require travel. If you are
interested in this role or have questions, please send email to
dgi@...

--- In deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com, Steven Ericsson Zenith
<steven@...> wrote:
>
> ...
> On particular lists there is the working-class-studies list out of
> Yorktown :
>
> http://lists.ysu.edu/pipermail/working-class-studies/
>

A small correction - this should read Youngstown - not Yorktown.

Steven

Dear Kerill,

Community sites like Rise Up, or the Usenet itself, may suit your
purpose. I can suggest a number of actual lists you should consider too.

On particular lists there is the working-class-studies list out of
Yorktown :

http://lists.ysu.edu/pipermail/working-class-studies/

A spin off list at :

https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/thecommons

And Rise Up itself may provide a large enough collection to meet your
research needs :

https://lists.riseup.net/www/

In addition, I am confident that the Usenet itself has a number of
active forums that meet your specification take a look at the groups :
Seattle.politics and ba.politics as examples.  I do not spend a lot of
time on the Usenet these days but it has always been the source of the
greatest diversity.

If you are really brave you might also consider IRC hosts as a research
source, for example those at EFNet : http://www.efnet.org/?module=channels

Also take a look at the "hyperlocal" community project
http://www.backfence.com which is about to open a community site in Palo
Alto.  I have spoken with this group and their plans are very much what
you are looking for I think.

With respect,
Steven





Jennifer Stromer-Galley wrote:
>
> I don't know of any such list - unfortunately.
>
> I've often wondered if there's been an increase or a decline in political
> forums online, but haven't had the time to do such a study. But, it's
> clearly
> something needed . . . .
>
> ~Jenny
>
> > Hi there,
> > Does anyone know of a database (population list) from which I could
> > draw a sample of online political forums to analyze? The type forums I
> > am interested in are ones which allow citizens to discuss local or
> > national political issues.
> > If anyone has any ideas please email me at kerilldunne@...
> <mailto:kerilldunne%40yahoo.co.uk>
> > Thanks
> > Kerill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Communication, SS 340
> University at Albany, SUNY
> 1400 Washington Ave.
> Albany, NY 12222
> 518-442-4873
> jstromer@... <mailto:jstromer%40albany.edu>
> http://www.albany.edu/~jstromer <http://www.albany.edu/%7Ejstromer>
>
>

And a please do from we in Sweden.  Such a list would be invaluable for
us in our d2d group as we attempt to influence Swedish public policy on
democratic reform as well as some of our group plans to expand our
information efforts to the general public of local and national
politicians.

You can take a look at what we have recently done with a book (English
summaries.. html and pdf format ) at www.d2d.nu .

Promise, we'll be a little more active here on the list in the Fall of
2006 to report on our activites, progress, and failures.

Regards

Gail Watt
www.d2d.nu

I don't know of any such list - unfortunately.

I've often wondered if there's been an increase or a decline in political
forums online, but haven't had the time to do such a study. But, it's clearly
something needed . . . .

~Jenny

> Hi there,
> Does anyone know of a database (population list) from which I could
> draw a sample of online political forums to analyze? The type forums I
> am interested in are ones which allow citizens to discuss local or
> national political issues.
> If anyone has any ideas please email me at kerilldunne@...
> Thanks
> Kerill
>
>
>
>
>


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I sent you the mail to your personal e-mail-address. In case anyone
else on the list is interested, just send me a mail.

Steffen

--- In deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com, "kerilldunne"
<kerilldunne@...> wrote:
>
>
> Please do.
> Thanks
> Kerill
>

Please do.
Thanks
Kerill

--- In deliberation_research@yahoogroups.com, "demos_steffen"
<steffen.albrecht@...> wrote:
>
> Kerill,
>
> I had a similar problem in my dissertation research comparing
online
> deliberations. To my knowledge, there is no list that would allow
to
> draw a sample according to the criteria of quantitative research
> methodology (i.e. an inclusive list of all forums).
>
> I decided to collect as many cases as possible which satisfy my
> criteria (large-scale political deliberation). Currently, I know of
> about 60 such cases. In a next step, I selected nine cases based on
> the consideration that they should be similar with respect to
certain
> criteria (size, duration, access, etc.), but also different with
> respect to others (type of deliberation, topic, etc.). Of course,
you
> will have to match your ideals with what you find as cases. You
end up
> with a small-N research design, which I think is well suited for
the
> current stage of development of online forums.
>
> If you're interested, I can send you the list with my cases (if
your
> focus is similar to mine)
>
> All the best,
> Steffen
>
> kerilldunne wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> > Does anyone know of a database (population list) from which I
could
> draw a sample of online political forums to analyze? The type
forums I
> am interested in are ones which allow citizens to discuss local or
> national political issues. If anyone has any ideas please email me
at
> kerilldunne@...
> > Thanks
> > Kerill
> >
>
> ---------------------------
>
> Steffen Albrecht
>
> Hamburg University of Technology
> Institute of Technology and Society
> Schwarzenbergstr. 95
> 21071 Hamburg
> Germany
>
> Tel. +49 40 42878-3680
> Fax: +49 40 42878-2635
> eMail: steffen.albrecht@...
> www: http://www.tu-harburg.de/tbg
>

Kerill,

I had a similar problem in my dissertation research comparing online
deliberations. To my knowledge, there is no list that would allow to
draw a sample according to the criteria of quantitative research
methodology (i.e. an inclusive list of all forums).

I decided to collect as many cases as possible which satisfy my
criteria (large-scale political deliberation). Currently, I know of
about 60 such cases. In a next step, I selected nine cases based on
the consideration that they should be similar with respect to certain
criteria (size, duration, access, etc.), but also different with
respect to others (type of deliberation, topic, etc.). Of course, you
will have to match your ideals with what you find as cases. You end up
with a small-N research design, which I think is well suited for the
current stage of development of online forums.

If you're interested, I can send you the list with my cases (if your
focus is similar to mine)

All the best,
Steffen

kerilldunne wrote:

> Hi there,
> Does anyone know of a database (population list) from which I could
draw a sample of online political forums to analyze? The type forums I
am interested in are ones which allow citizens to discuss local or
national political issues. If anyone has any ideas please email me at
kerilldunne@...
> Thanks
> Kerill
>

---------------------------

Steffen Albrecht

Hamburg University of Technology
Institute of Technology and Society
Schwarzenbergstr. 95
21071 Hamburg
Germany

Tel. +49 40 42878-3680
Fax: +49 40 42878-2635
eMail: steffen.albrecht@...
www: http://www.tu-harburg.de/tbg