Dataset from a nationally representative sample of 2,101 participants in the United Kingdom.<b... more Dataset from a nationally representative sample of 2,101 participants in the United Kingdom.<br> Participants were recruited through the online market research sample aggregator Qualtrics . The quotas for the sample were based on 2016 European statistical datasets for population by age and gender, and educational attainment level. Age values: <17, 18-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50-64, 65+ Gender values: Male, Female Education values: ISCED 0-2 includes Pre-primary education, Primary Education and GCSE/Vocational GCSE or equivalent (incl. O-levels). ISCED 3-4 includes A-level/Vocational A-level or equivalent (incl. AS-level), Higher Diplomas below degree level/as gateways to degree. ISCED 5-6 includes Undergraduate degree and Postgraduate degree (Master and PhD). Our questionnaire contained a total of 18 items relating to acceptability of Internet of Things, including eight questions which related to trust. Questions E5, E6, E7, S16 apply to IoT experienced users only, n=1422 The rest...
It is widely argued that the success of the European Union has delivered more than half a century... more It is widely argued that the success of the European Union has delivered more than half a century of peace, stability, and prosperity in Europe, and that this is the outcome of the Europeanization process. In this paper we support the idea that although Europeanization is a fashionable concept, it is also a contested one. We consider, among others, that the main achievement of the European Union as harmonization of the regulatory frameworks among its 27 member states, is the outcome of an EU-ization process that has gradually developed in the 30 years at least. We use the case of media regulation initiated by the European Union to show that the case of EU-ization, at least in the communications landscape, seems to be the driver of the incremental engagement of the EU in the sector.
The landscape of recent digital media studies’ publications is quite varied and includes textbook... more The landscape of recent digital media studies’ publications is quite varied and includes textbooks like Lindgren’s Digital Media and Society (2017), edited collections like Lagerkvist’s Digital Exi...
The article aims to capture the significatory diversity of the concepts of Europeanity and Europe... more The article aims to capture the significatory diversity of the concepts of Europeanity and Europeanisation, through the development of a semantic map in order to visualize the different concepts that define Europeanity and Europeanisation, and their interconnections. Embedded in the field of Communication and Media Studies, this semantic map combines 19 different approaches, structured through one main dimension, the discursive versus the material, which allows bridging the major rift in the conceptual reflections about Europeanity and Europeanisation. Moreover, the semantic map uses two support dimensions, with the discursive dimension intersecting with the essentialist versus relationist dimension, and the material dimension intersecting with the socio-spatial versus politico-spatial dimension. In order to construct this semantic map, phases of both general and targeted literature reviews were combined with a participatory theory-building method, which was grounded in collaborativ...
Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing - New Trends and Opportunities [Working Title]
In this article, we investigate the privacy and security challenges of the smart home as perceive... more In this article, we investigate the privacy and security challenges of the smart home as perceived by the industry, with findings relating to cybersecurity awareness, transparency on legal data use, malicious data use, regulation issues, liability, and market incentives for cybersecurity; we also reveal how the industry has been responding to these challenges. Based on survey findings, we outlined a series of socio-technical challenges to smart home adoption. To understand these findings in more depth, we investigated qualitatively how these challenges were perceived and responded to by organizations in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. We interviewed seven experts from six organizations involved in the design, development, or review of consumer IoT devices and services including both businesses and NGOs. Thematic analysis focused on two main themes, that is, responses to privacy and responses to security challenges of smart home adoption. Our study revealed that industry stakeho...
Dataset from a nationally representative sample of 2,101 participants in the United Kingdom.<b... more Dataset from a nationally representative sample of 2,101 participants in the United Kingdom.<br> Participants were recruited through the online market research sample aggregator Qualtrics . The quotas for the sample were based on 2016 European statistical datasets for population by age and gender, and educational attainment level. Age values: <17, 18-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50-64, 65+ Gender values: Male, Female Education values: ISCED 0-2 includes Pre-primary education, Primary Education and GCSE/Vocational GCSE or equivalent (incl. O-levels). ISCED 3-4 includes A-level/Vocational A-level or equivalent (incl. AS-level), Higher Diplomas below degree level/as gateways to degree. ISCED 5-6 includes Undergraduate degree and Postgraduate degree (Master and PhD). Our questionnaire contained a total of 18 items relating to acceptability of Internet of Things, including eight questions which related to trust. Questions E5, E6, E7, S16 apply to IoT experienced users only, n=1422 The rest...
It is widely argued that the success of the European Union has delivered more than half a century... more It is widely argued that the success of the European Union has delivered more than half a century of peace, stability, and prosperity in Europe, and that this is the outcome of the Europeanization process. In this paper we support the idea that although Europeanization is a fashionable concept, it is also a contested one. We consider, among others, that the main achievement of the European Union as harmonization of the regulatory frameworks among its 27 member states, is the outcome of an EU-ization process that has gradually developed in the 30 years at least. We use the case of media regulation initiated by the European Union to show that the case of EU-ization, at least in the communications landscape, seems to be the driver of the incremental engagement of the EU in the sector.
The landscape of recent digital media studies’ publications is quite varied and includes textbook... more The landscape of recent digital media studies’ publications is quite varied and includes textbooks like Lindgren’s Digital Media and Society (2017), edited collections like Lagerkvist’s Digital Exi...
The article aims to capture the significatory diversity of the concepts of Europeanity and Europe... more The article aims to capture the significatory diversity of the concepts of Europeanity and Europeanisation, through the development of a semantic map in order to visualize the different concepts that define Europeanity and Europeanisation, and their interconnections. Embedded in the field of Communication and Media Studies, this semantic map combines 19 different approaches, structured through one main dimension, the discursive versus the material, which allows bridging the major rift in the conceptual reflections about Europeanity and Europeanisation. Moreover, the semantic map uses two support dimensions, with the discursive dimension intersecting with the essentialist versus relationist dimension, and the material dimension intersecting with the socio-spatial versus politico-spatial dimension. In order to construct this semantic map, phases of both general and targeted literature reviews were combined with a participatory theory-building method, which was grounded in collaborativ...
Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing - New Trends and Opportunities [Working Title]
In this article, we investigate the privacy and security challenges of the smart home as perceive... more In this article, we investigate the privacy and security challenges of the smart home as perceived by the industry, with findings relating to cybersecurity awareness, transparency on legal data use, malicious data use, regulation issues, liability, and market incentives for cybersecurity; we also reveal how the industry has been responding to these challenges. Based on survey findings, we outlined a series of socio-technical challenges to smart home adoption. To understand these findings in more depth, we investigated qualitatively how these challenges were perceived and responded to by organizations in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. We interviewed seven experts from six organizations involved in the design, development, or review of consumer IoT devices and services including both businesses and NGOs. Thematic analysis focused on two main themes, that is, responses to privacy and responses to security challenges of smart home adoption. Our study revealed that industry stakeho...
It is widely argued that the success of the European Union has delivered more than half a century... more It is widely argued that the success of the European Union has delivered more than half a century of peace, stability, and prosperity in Europe, and that this is the outcome of the Europeanization process. In this paper we support the idea that although Europeanization is a fashionable concept, it is also a contested one. We consider, among others, that the main achievement of the European Union as harmonization of the regulatory frameworks among its 27 member states, is the outcome of an EU-ization process that has gradually developed in the 30 years at least. We use the case of media regulation initiated by the European Union to show that the case of EU-ization, at least in the communications landscape, seems to be the driver of the incremental engagement of the EU in the sector.
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