Theories, Practices and Examples for Community and Social Informatics

CONTENTS

Introduction
Tom Denison, Mauro Sarrica and Larry Stillman

1. Internet use and informal help for surrounding communities in Finland
Sakari Taipale, Tomi Oinas and Veli-Matti Salminen

2. New technologies, ageing and social wellbeing in a southern Italian context
Mauro Sarrica, Leopoldina Fortunati and Alberta Contarello

3. Studying crisis communication on social media: Conceptual patterns and methodological concerns
Francesca Comunello

4. Social movements, social media and post-disaster resilience: Towards an integrated system of local protest
Manuela Farinosi and Emiliano Treré

5. Expanding the academic research community-building bridges into society with the Internet
Aldo de Moor

6. What’s so special about the mobile phone? Exploring the mobile phone as a legacy of its ICT progenitors
Jane Vincent

7. Understanding the use of mobile phones in difficult circumstances
Larry Stillman