La gouvernance de Wikipédia : élaboration de règles et théorie d’Ostrom

The success of Wikipedia is frequently attributed to the relevance of its governance. However, there is no scientific consensus to characterize it. In this empirical study, we examine a facet of this governance: the modalities of construction of two rules related to the citation of sources. We show...

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Main Author: Gilles SAHUT
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Language:fra
Published: Association de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication 2018-05-01
Series:Tic & Société
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ticetsociete/2426
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description The success of Wikipedia is frequently attributed to the relevance of its governance. However, there is no scientific consensus to characterize it. In this empirical study, we examine a facet of this governance: the modalities of construction of two rules related to the citation of sources. We show that these rules are discussed and written by a minority of contributors who are particularly involved. Thus, in Wikipedia, there is no “political class” cut off from the ground. The modalities for the elaboration of the two rules are studied and discussed using Ostrom’s theory of the Commons.
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spelling doaj-art-b84da4c7e24e4fb7b6ea54010beebee52025-08-20T03:47:44ZfraAssociation de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la CommunicationTic & Société1961-95102018-05-0112116720010.4000/ticetsociete.2426La gouvernance de Wikipédia : élaboration de règles et théorie d’OstromGilles SAHUTThe success of Wikipedia is frequently attributed to the relevance of its governance. However, there is no scientific consensus to characterize it. In this empirical study, we examine a facet of this governance: the modalities of construction of two rules related to the citation of sources. We show that these rules are discussed and written by a minority of contributors who are particularly involved. Thus, in Wikipedia, there is no “political class” cut off from the ground. The modalities for the elaboration of the two rules are studied and discussed using Ostrom’s theory of the Commons.https://journals.openedition.org/ticetsociete/2426commonsgovernanceWikipediapoliciesOstrom’s theory of the Commons
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title La gouvernance de Wikipédia : élaboration de règles et théorie d’Ostrom
title_full La gouvernance de Wikipédia : élaboration de règles et théorie d’Ostrom
title_fullStr La gouvernance de Wikipédia : élaboration de règles et théorie d’Ostrom
title_full_unstemmed La gouvernance de Wikipédia : élaboration de règles et théorie d’Ostrom
title_short La gouvernance de Wikipédia : élaboration de règles et théorie d’Ostrom
title_sort la gouvernance de wikipedia elaboration de regles et theorie d ostrom
topic commons
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Wikipedia
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Ostrom’s theory of the Commons
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