Qualitative research using interviews is a crucial and established inquiry method in social
sciences to ensure that the study outputs represent the researched people and area rather …

Photographs captivate and it has become almost impossible to pass a day without seeing a
photograph (Burgin, 1982). Contemporary society has witnessed an explosion of the visual …

Stimulating innovation and growth in the so-called 'creative economy'is a current policy
objective for national regulators. One policy lever traditionally applied to the creative sector …

Online peer-production platforms facilitate the coordination of creative work and services.
Generally considered as empowering participatory tools and a source of common good, they …

Building on signaling theory, this paper analyzes whether projects signaling patented
technologies have a higher probability of funding success on a reward-based crowdfunding …

This article addresses the general ethical issues of accessing online personal data for
research purposes. The authors discuss the practical aspects of online research with a …

Creativity is at the vanguard of contemporary capitalism, valorised as a form of capital in its
own right. It is the centrepiece of the vaunted'creative economy', the creative industries, and …

Die demokratische Informationsgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts birgt sowohl Chancen als
auch Gefahren fur das (Europaische) Urheberrecht, wobei es seine Rechtfertigung in seiner …

Digital technologies occupy an important position in development strategies in Sub-Saharan
Africa today. Numerous arguments have been advanced in their support: the growing power …

Das Ziel dieses abschließenden Kapitels ist es, anhand von Beispielen zu erlaeutern, auf
welche verschiedenen Weisen fotografische Forschung zur Veröffentlichung präsentiert …