One click away?
It has never been easier to meet people from all over the world. Social networks and dating sites make it possible. More and more couples are meeting via the web – and across international boundaries. The seemingly borderless digital world is limited though, by national borders that are insurmountable for many, depending on their nationality. What does this ongoing development mean for people from third countries subject to visa requirements if they have found a partner in Europe?
What does poverty look like on social media?
This blog post is part of a much larger theme of the impact of social media on low income populations. This is most debated among social media theorists and activists and is also one of the research objectives of the Global Social Media Impact Study. I will give just a few insights on this issue from the Italian field site.
From thieves to customers
The story of a market woman who wouldn’t stop serving food to armed rebels despite their reluctance to pay.
Being cosmopolitans, in the name of Japan!
A fieldnote from Japanese universities (Tokyo, Nagoya, Ibaraki, Fukushima)
