Lost in cyberspace: Shedding light on the dark matter of grassroots organizations

被引：19

作者：

Brainard, LA ^{[1
]}

Brinkerhoff, JM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] George Washington Univ, Washington, DC 20052 USA

来源：

NONPROFIT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR QUARTERLY | 2004年 / 33卷 / 03期

关键词：

grassroots organizations; information technology; diaspora; social capital;

D O I：

10.1177/0899764004265436

中图分类号：

D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This article explores how information technology affects the forms and possibilities of voluntary efforts. Specifically, the authors examine the emergence of grassroots organizations in cyberspace. An analysis of two cyber-grassroots organizations (CGOs), Afghanistan Online and Rebuild-Afghanistan, highlights CGOs' similarities, differences, and relative strengths and weaknesses compared to their traditional physical-space counterparts. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for our understanding of grassroots organizations generally. Traditional characteristics such as size, scope, and the nature of communication need to be refined to better account for new forms of grassroots organizations.

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页码：32S / 53S

页数：22