nätpraktikens
Nätpraktikens refers to the practice of networks, a term used in sociology, information studies, and related disciplines to describe how individuals and groups create, maintain, and mobilize social networks across online and offline spaces. The term builds on nät (net, network) and praktik (practice), with the possessive ending -ens indicating the field or set of practices associated with networks.
Nätpraktikens covers everyday online interactions on social platforms, professional networking, collaborative communities, and organizational or community
Researchers study nätpraktikens through ethnography, discourse analysis, social network analysis, and analyses of digital traces. Data
In Swedish and international research, studies may look at online mutual-aid networks, professional networks that influence
Understanding nätpraktikens sheds light on how power, trust, and legitimacy circulate within networks and how digital