William H. Dutton (University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute) has posted Chapter 1: Internet Studies: The Foundations of a Transformative Field (The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies, W. H. Dutton, eds., Oxford University Press, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
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This is the introductory chapter of The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies (OUP 2013). The chapter provides an overview of the rise of Internet Studies, the scope of this field, and competing perspectives on its present and future development. In addition, it provides an outline of the contributions to the handbook.
