Social Change, New Media and Everyday Makers A Case Study of Toronto Transit Camp Karen Fung December 4th, 2007 SFU School of Communication Honours Research Proposal Supervisors: Richard Smith, Martin Laba

The Grid Introduction Literature Review Research Questions Methodology Challenges & Next Steps Discussion

Introduction

Literature Review

Research Questions

Methodology

Challenges & Next Steps

Discussion

Toronto Transit Camp What, when, where? For who, by who? Why? Why study it? Research Goals

What, when, where?

For who, by who?

Why?

Why study it?

Research Goals

Conversation

Literature Review Social Innovation in the Network Society E-government and e-democracy Technology and Open Source Social/Political Capital Theoretical tools: Internet Connectedness Everyday Makers

Social Innovation in the Network Society

E-government and e-democracy

Technology and Open Source

Social/Political Capital

Theoretical tools:

Internet Connectedness

Everyday Makers

Research Questions How did expectations and perceptions of the value, of personal and political outcomes of the event differ between Everyday Makers and other participants (such as elected representatives)? What functions did the Internet serve in mobilizing Everyday Makers in developing trust in the Toronto Transit Camp event? Hypotheses

How did expectations and perceptions of the value, of personal and political outcomes of the event differ between Everyday Makers and other participants (such as elected representatives)?

What functions did the Internet serve in mobilizing Everyday Makers in developing trust in the Toronto Transit Camp event?

Hypotheses

Methodology Web Survey Locating interested interviewees Quantitative data for Q1 Structured Interviews

Web Survey

Locating interested interviewees

Quantitative data for Q1

Structured Interviews

Challenges & Next Steps Defining Everyday Makers Developing research instruments Working Connectedness into Method Contacting event participants (email only) Analysis

Defining Everyday Makers

Developing research instruments

Working Connectedness into Method

Contacting event participants (email only)

Analysis

Discussion