CNA{sup}2 - Communications and Community; Neighborhoods and Networks; Action and Analysis: Concepts and Methods for Community Technology Research

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges and opportunities of employing ICT in a community building/development context through a critical reflection of the experiences of the Community Network Analysis (CNA) and ICT research project in the Poets Corner community of Brighton and Hove, UK. Grounded in community networking, community development and community learning theories, the CNA project aimed to: investigate impacts of ICT on the network ties and social cohesion of community groups; whilst exploring the uses of network technologies in stimulating social capital and promoting community development in Poets Corner.