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Social Media and Social Change: analyzing debates over valuation

Thursday 05 November 2015 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Hosted by the Department of Sociology

Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House,

Speaker

Professor Walter W Powell

Chair

Professor Judy Wajcman

Civil society is challenged to demonstrate its impact. Network and linguistic analyses of webpages reveal intense struggles among governments, businesses, and nonprofits to define effectiveness.

Walter W. Powell is Professor of Education, Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Management Science and Engineering, and Public Policy, Stanford University.

Judy Wajcman is Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at LSE.

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