This GDPO Policy Brief is intended to inform policy-makers, practitioners, and other actors of
the latest developments–and likely future direction–of Drug Cryptomarkets (DCM). It draws …

Crisis marks our lives more than ever before. It defines the ongoing violence of capitalism,
nationalism, neoliberalism, gendered and racialized oppressions, and life in the era of the …

This chapter illustrates the application of netnographic practices within cryptomarkets on the
Dark Web. The five studies examined demonstrate a continuity of learnings and present …

The Onion Router (Tor) network is one of the most prominent technologies for accessing
online resources while preserving anonymity. Effectively employing the technology is not a …

This paper engages in a reflection about the use of social media to carry out fieldwork online
for contemporary ethnography. The reflection is based on the ethnographer's experiences of …

This article situates the dark as a liminal and creative space of experimentation where
tensions are generative and people tinker with emerging technologies to create alternative …

This article contrasts the dark with the electrified light of datafied life to bring into relief the
impact of data surveillance upon social transformation. Our argument is that darkness …

Despite the use of digital technologies steadily increasing in all parts of the world, there has
as yet been little interest from geographers and planners in developing theories for how …

This chapter contributes to the current methodological debate on digital, internet-based
studies in social research. Based upon an introductive analysis of the research's …

Ethnography is a qualitative and immersive research methodology that is drawn on in
sociological practice for the study of digital society and sociality. The study of digital societies …