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new publication: Wikipedia Arabe et la Construction Collective du Savoir

Published on
10 Jun 2015
Written by
Mark Graham

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A chapter that I co-authored with Ilhem Allagui and Bernie Hogan has just been published in the book ‘Wikipedia Arabe et la Construction Collective du Savoir.’ You can download our chapter (in French) at the link below.  This is the first publication I’ve ever co-authored in French (and it is Ilhem’s excellent contributions responsible for that!).

Allagui, I., Graham, M., and Hogan, B. 2015. Wikipedia Arabe et la Construction Collective du Savoir In Wikipedia, objet scientifique non identifie. eds. Barbe, L., Merzeau, L., and Schafer, V. Paris: Presses Universitaries du Paris Ouest. 177-194.

French Abstract: Cette recherche part du constat d’une faible participation à, et d’un maigre contenu dans Wikipedia Arabe et questionne les obstacles à un contenu plus riche.

La problématique de la recherche est double: d’abord proposer une cartographie numérique de Wikipedia dans la région du Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord. Cette cartographie informe d’une part sur la représentation des participants à Wikipedia Arabe, et d’autre part, sur la contribution à la distribution du savoir arabe et de son étendue. Deuxièmement, la recherche s’intéresse au contenu de Wikipedia arabe et de son mode de production. Plus particulièrement, les questions de recherche portent sur la participation à la production de contenu de Wikipedia Arabe, les barrières à l’entrée dans Wikipedia Arabe, les dynamiques de négociation et de consensus entre éditeurs et administrateurs Wikipediens de la région et les solutions envisagées pour améliorer et encourager la production de contenu. La démarche méthodologique est principalement qualitative.

English Abstract: So far, Arabic content on Wikipedia Arabic is very weak; this paper questions the barriers that prevent contributors to Wikipedia Arabic from being more active in content production on Wikipedia Arabic.

The research problematic is twofold: first, it suggests a digital cartography of Wikipedia in the MENA region that informs about those who represent Wikipedia Arabic and thus, contribute to the Arab knowledge distribution. Second, while adopting a qualitative approach, the research looks at the content of Arabic Wikipedia. It questions its production methods, contribution barriers, dynamics of negotiation between Wikipedians, and strategies of consensus between editors and admins, as well as the envisioned solutions to improve and promote Wikipedia Arabic content production.

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