Duke Online Discourse

Online Discourse: Free Speech, Civility and Accountability

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Members

  • lauren jones
  • Cam Seay
  • Barbara Wilkins
  • Will Riley
  • Robert McKeever
  • cathy davidson
  • Laura Roselle
  • mdailey
  • Evan Donahue
  • Scott Kushner
  • David Gruber
  • Brendan Watson
  • Jeff Swift
  • Patrick Herron
  • apocalypsemystic
  • Ruby Sinreich
 

Welcome to the Duke Online Discourse project.


The mission of the Duke Online Discourse Project is to create a full research program on the subject of online discourse. The Duke Online Discourse project will host a series of talks, design and commission research projects, and produce a text on the subject of online discourse. Its members and board of advisors number among some of the most influential thinkers in the field. These participants span a wide array of fields, disciplines, and pursuits, from influential corporate leaders to legal scholars, historians, economists, computer scientists, ethicists, political scientists and student leaders.

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Duke Online Discourse Project Conference

On May 6, the PI team gathered to share their research projects and results.  Presentations included:Shi Zhigao, "Shanghai Voices: New space, New civic discourse, New participation"David Gruber, "Social Media Management: Online Discourse and ‘Networking Power’"Scott Dunn, "The New Media Argument Culture: Assessing the Quality of Argumentationin Online and Offline Opinion Media"Harrison Lee, Matt Straus, Peichun Wang, "SportsTalk: Investigating Civility in Popular Internet-Based Public…See More
Blog post by Richard Lucic May 27, 2011
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Jeff Swift and Maryam Davodi-Far joined Duke Online Discourse May 5, 2011
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Duke Online Discourse Project Conference at Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy, Rubenstein Hall, Room 200

May 6, 2011 from 8:30am to 5pm
Duke Online Discourse Conference AgendaMay 6, 2011Sanford School of Public Policy, Rubenstein Hall, Room 2008:30a  - Registration and Coffee, Juice, and muffins9:00-9:40a -- Zhigao Shi, "Shanghai Voices: New space, New civic discourse, New participation"9:40-10:20a -- David Gruber, "Social Media Management: Online Discourse and ‘Networking Power’"10:20-10:40 - coffee break10:40-11:20a -- Scott Dunn, "The New Media Argument Culture: Assessing the Quality of Argumentationin Online and Offline…See More
Event posted by Richard Lucic Mar 22, 2011
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DJ Sharkey, Matthew W. Hughey, Harrison Lee and 2 more joined Duke Online Discourse Mar 2, 2011
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New Research: "From Incivility to Outrage: Political Discourse in Blogs, Talk Radio and Cable News"

This is new research from Sarah Sobieraj and Jeffrey M. Berry (Tufts), that I thought folks in this group might find interesting. Here's the abstract: Most research on incivility in American politics focuses on its effects on citizens’ political attitudes and behaviors, in spite of remarkably little data on the extent to which political discourse is actually uncivil. Those studies that do examine content focus on negative campaign advertisements, overlooking more egregious forms of political…See More
Discussion posted by Jessie Daniels Feb 14, 2011
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Jessie Daniels and Kirill Klimuk joined Duke Online Discourse Feb 14, 2011
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Peter Lucic and Christina Chia joined Duke Online Discourse Dec 7, 2010
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Susan Jacobi is now a member of Duke Online Discourse Jun 23, 2010

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Richard Lucic

Duke Online Discourse Project Conference

On May 6, the PI team gathered to share their research projects and results.  Presentations included:

Shi Zhigao, "Shanghai Voices: New space, New civic discourse, New participation"

David Gruber, "Social Media Management: Online Discourse and ‘Networking Power’"

Scott Dunn, "The New Media Argument Culture: Assessing the Quality of…
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Posted by Richard Lucic on May 10, 2011 at 11:15am

Patrick Herron

Call for Research Proposals: Civic Discourse and the Public Sphere in the Age of the Internet

Call for Research Proposals: Civic Discourse and the Public Sphere in the Age of the Internet

Duke University Online Discourse Project (http://dukediscourse.ning.com)


The background to this project is a concern about preserving the potential of the Internet and new media technologies to foster open communication practices vital to sustaining a healthy public sphere…
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Posted by Patrick Herron on March 1, 2010 at 3:30pm

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