Association of Internet Researchers

The Association of Internet Researchers is an international academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of Internet studies. It promotes interdisciplinary Internet research independent from traditional disciplines.

The AoIR:

• hosts a free, open access mailing list

• organises an annual Internet Research conference

• publishes papers from the conference in Information, Communication and Society’s special annual issue

• produces useful information for scholars, such as the AoIR Guide on Ethical Online Research

Berkman Center for Internet and Society

CINMR

Center for Intercultural New Media Research

The Center for Intercultural New Media Research (CINMR) is a global network of nearly 250 scholars -- and a think tank and clearinghouse for scholarship -- that focus on the impact of new media on human communication across cultures, nations, and world regions. CINMR research associates come from more than 40 countries and represent almost 200 universities The goals of CINMR are threefold:

1. Gather, generate and disseminate intercultural new media research

2. Apply intercultural new media research to organizational challenges in private and public sectors

3. Provide CINMR research associates with a searchable and interactive directory that enables them to identify and communicate with intercultural new media scholars worldwide

Citizen Lab

digital methods initiative

Reworking method for Internet research since 2007, the Digital Methods Initiative (DMI) is a collaboration of the New Media TEMLab (room 0.12), University of Amsterdam and the Govcom.org Foundation, Amsterdam, with founding support from the Mondriaan Foundation. It is a New Media PhD (training) program as well as a New Media research group in Media Studies, University of Amsterdam. DMI participates in MACOSPOL(Mapping Controversies on Science for Politics) and EMAPS (Electronic Maps to Assist Public Science), the EU projects led by Bruno Latour. The Digital Methods Initiative is directed by Richard Rogers, Professor of New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam. The coordinators are Sabine Niederer and Esther Weltevrede. DMI holds annual Summer Schools and Winter Schools, supported by the Center for Creation, Content and Technology (CCCT) at the University of Amsterdam.

iMinds

Independent research group founded by the Flemish government to do ICT based research in the following fields: Media, Energy, Health, ICT, Manufacturing, Smart Cities

Institute of Network Cultures

The Institute of Network Cultures was founded by Geert Lovink following his appointment as Professor within the School of Interactive Media at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (Amsterdam Polytechnic).

The Institute of Network Cultures analyses and shapes the terrain of network cultures from the inside. No innocent bystander, it actively contributes to the field through events, publications and online dialogue. The sphere of new media has huge potential for socio-technological change – the mission of the Institute of Network Cultures, the INC, is to explore, document and feed this potential.

New Media studies

Blog/website by the university of Utrecht. Somewhat similar to “our” MOM blog, they publish an online magazine

Research at Google

Google’s research & development branch publishes research online. Their main focus is somewhat technical, but they also publish articles with more focus on the impact of the use of (Google) technology.

Situating Science

Created in 2007 with the generous funding of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Strategic Knowledge Cluster grant, Situating Science is a seven-year project promoting communication and collaboration among humanists and social scientists that are engaged in the study of science and technology.

The European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)

EAAST represents academics and researchers in the fields of science and technology studies, the social analysis of innovation and related areas of knowledge. Its objective is to foster within Europe the scholarly study of science and technology including their historical development and their role in society.

V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media

Founded in 1981, is an interdisciplinary center for art and media technology in Rotterdam (the Netherlands). V2_ is doing research at the interface of art, technology and society. V2_ presents, produces, archives and publishes about art made with new technologies and encourages the debate on these issues. V2_ offers a platform where artists, scientists, developers of software and hardware, researchers and theorists from various disciplines can share their findings. In V2_'s view, art and culture play an essential role in the social embedment of and attitude towards technological developments. V2_ creates a context in which technological issues are explored through critical reflection and practice-oriented research.

The Oxford Internet Institute