Title :
The power relation in virtual communities — Taking “Chinese Muslim Community” as the example
Author :
Shaohua Huang ; Hongcheng Shen
Author_Institution :
Ningbo Inst. of Technol., Zhejiang Univ., Ningbo, China
Abstract :
As a new community, the virtual community is rising along with the development of Internet. Netizens establish and develop new forms of power relation through online interaction. In the condition of body absence, reconstructing rules, argument of opinions and collectively resisting become the main ways of power relation. Cyberpower is a flowing power. Its body, object and ways become uncertain.
Keywords :
Internet; social aspects of automation; Chinese Muslim Community; Internet; cyberpower; power relation; virtual community; Avatars; Communities; Cyberspace; Internet; Planning; Presses; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Web Society (SWS), 2010 IEEE 2nd Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6356-5
DOI :
10.1109/SWS.2010.5607484