The IV International Conference of Community Psychology, held at the University of Barcelona this coming June, should be an exciting event with the theme Community and politics in a world in crisis. I will be presenting an exploration of the potential for media-supported community building both locally and globally based on results from original research […]
Introducing Dr. Fremlin
This past weekend I defended my dissertation on Sense of Community in a Mediate World. It was fun to see friends and classmates from over the years gathered together and hear their input on my findings. Now my file is in the hands of the university for proof reading, and hopefully there will be a […]
Sense of community research sneak peeks up
Over at senseofcommunityresearch.org I’ve been posting interesting snippets uncovered during the data analysis of my dissertation research. In it I look at sense of community in a mediated world by getting input from World of Warcraft players on four communities to which they belong. So far you can see: Participation by Invitation Source: In-game vs. […]
Sense of Community Research
Community has persevered through continued technological change—but the question remains how, if at all, new forms of connecting affect sense of community.