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- E-Mail:
- karaganis@ssrc.org
- Telephone:
- 212/377-2700 x469
- Website:
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- Interests:
- Access to knowledge, Data rights, Piracy, Free / Open Source, Goldsmiths Transnational Program, Concordia Group
- Discipline(s)
- Cultural Studies, Communications
- Role(s):
- Researcher, Staff/Administration
Current Institutional Affiliation(s)
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Social Science Research Council
New York, New York, United StatesProgram Director, Media, Technology and Culture
Biography
Joe Karaganis directs SSRC projects on media, technology, and culture, including the 'Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere' Program and the 'Culture, Creativity, and Information Technology' Program. His research focuses on the relationship between digital convergence and cultural production, and has recently included work on "The Politics of Open Source Adoption," the culture industries, and the impact of intellectual property expansion on the philanthropic field. He is an associate editor of the Oxford Dictionary of the Social Sciences (2002), and editor of Structures of Participation in Digital Culture (2008). He has also worked as a consultant for the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations.
Projects
- The Digital Cultural Institutions Project, 2004-2004
- Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere , 2005-
Publications and Resources
Books
- Joe Karaganis (ed.). Structures of Participation in Digital Culture. SSRC Books, 2007
Journal Articles
- Philip M. Napoli, Joe Karaganis. Toward a Federal Data Agenda for Communications Policymaking. CommLaw Conspectus. 2007.
Reports
- Joe Karaganis. Freedom of Expression at the Ford Foundation: History and Renewal. 2007.
- Joe Karaganis. The Bellagio Dialogues on Intellectual Property . 2006.
- Volker Grassmuck, Gabriella Coleman, Joe Karaganis (ed.), Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, Kenneth Cukier, Bildad Kagai, Eugene Kim, Robert Latham, Jennifer M. Urban, Shay David, Nicolas Kimolo. The Politics of Open Source Adoption . 2005.
- Joe Karaganis. Intellectual Property Rights: Challenges and Opportunities for the Ford Foundation. 2005.