Greetings, My 2012 book, "Misbehavior in Cyber Places: The Regulation of Online Conduct in Virtual Communities on the Internet" gives extensive background on what today many folks call "trolling." The book is based on my doctoral dissertation research concluded in 2001, and as far as I know, is the first book-length treatment of the topic overall. I deal with online behavior up to the year 2000, before the advent of social media, but you may find some useful information, as well as an extensive bibliography. Among other issues, I distinguish misbehavior and rule-breaking (today's "trolling") from crime and law-breaking, and consider cybercrime, cyberlaw, and the differences between local and global regulation. http://misbehaviorincyberplaces.tumblr.com/ Regards, Janet Sternberg, PhD janet.sternberg@nyu.edu http://about.me/JanetPhD Media scholar & author of book: Misbehavior in Cyber Places http://misbehaviorincyberplaces.tumblr.com On 12/01/2017 09:42 AM, Hayes, Rebecca M wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I am searching for population-based research on the prevalence of trolling behaviors. I have some books (Phillips, 2015 and Coleman, 2014) on this topic, but can not find research that discusses commonality of the behavior. While I know it is difficult to study trolling, even defining it is up for debate, but I would like to read more research. Any suggestions?
This has not really been studied within criminology, and therefore I am coming up empty-handed. Any advice is very much appreciated!
Best,
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