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Joe Karaganis

Male, USA, b.1968

E-Mail: karaganis@ssrc.org
Telephone: 212/377-2700 x469
Personal website: http://www.ssrc.org/staff/programdirectors/Karaganis/

Interests: Access to knowledge, Data rights, Piracy, Free / Open Source
Role(s): Researcher, Staff/Administration

Current Institutional Affiliation(s)

Discipline(s)

Cultural Studies
Communications

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 the forthcoming volume, Structures of Participation in Digital Culture (2008). He has also worked as a consultant for the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations.

Publications and Resources

Books

Joe Karaganis. 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. http://commlaw.cua.edu//articles/v16/16.1/Napoli.pdf

Reports

Joe Karaganis. Freedom of Expression at the Ford Foundation: History and Renewal. 2007/01/02.
Joe Karaganis. The Bellagio Dialogues on Intellectual Property . 2006/01/02.
Volker Grassmuck, Gabriella Coleman, Joe Karaganis, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, Kenneth Cukier, Bildad Kagai, Eugene Kim, Robert Latham, Jennifer M. Urban, Shay David, Nicolas Kimolo. The Politics of Open Source Adoption . 2005/01/02.
Joe Karaganis. Intellectual Property Rights: Challenges and Opportunities for the Ford Foundation. 2005/01/02.

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