ICT practices by voluntary groups: a multi-setting study

Authors:
Ali Eshraghi
Affiliations:
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work companion
Year:
2013

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Abstract

This essay attempts to describe an interdisciplinary research on information and communication technologies (ICTs) and voluntary sector organisations. Despite the fact that ICTs proliferate within these organisations, the literature does not provide a clear understanding of how the specific characteristics of volunteers might affect the use of ICTs. Using the language and concerns of sociology of technology and by focusing on CSCW-based notion of interdependence-in-work for today's computer systems, my research seeks to explore how ICT practices are (re)shaped by multiple actors and settings. This essay also identifies the expected contributions and discusses methodological and theoretical issues surrounding the study.