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Transboundary E-wasteMain MenuIntroduction: a map of the map.An introductory page for users after the landing page.Defining a starting point for the controversy map.A description of how we obtained a floating statement for the controversy map.Mapping the controversy on the web.A path containing the movements through the web corpus.Mapping the controversy on the scholarly web.A path leading users through the controversy as it can be traced in the scholalrly literature.Key findings.A short summary of key findings with links to appropriate parts of the map.Procedures for mapping the wild web.A path through the procedures we used to map the wild web.Procedures for mapping the scholarly web.A path through the procedures used to map the scholarly web.References, further reading, and tools.A page offering a list of suggested further reading and descriptions of main tools used in this controversy map.Josh Lepawsky31444794f29f45991a28c6c997946216e765688eJohn-Michael Davisf787e14b50e5a81b5a0cddeca64901018c933909Donny Persaud113ae967bd2d3037d2982353d771c6ad48515166Grace Akesebb4c76b563d1dcb8fc6851361486b801fce50755Liwen Chen0afa93a5fb126f8db135c704ec2d04b9f33ea134
From Debates to Actors II: Who makes what statements on the web?
12017-02-03T08:00:50-08:00Josh Lepawsky31444794f29f45991a28c6c997946216e765688e682618A DebateGraph approach to linking statements with actors on the wild web.plain2017-12-06T04:35:50-08:00Josh Lepawsky31444794f29f45991a28c6c997946216e765688eWe used a procedure to help us identify points of disagreement between actors. Quotations identified in that procedure were then visualized using the DebateGraph platform. The DebateGraph visualization below helps to disaggregate meta-actors into specific actors and their statements traced on the web. Users can access the graph below, but will likely find it more convenient to view the graph in full in a separate window.
Note that the selected view is only one among several ways of viewing the relationship between specific actors and statements. We recommend accessing the graph in the separate window and using a combination of zoom in/out together with the "Details" and "Outline" tabs available near the top right of the DebateGraph screen for this graph. The "Details" tab will show specific quotes, the actors who make those statements, and the URL at which the quote can be found (note: URLs are dynamic and may have changed or ceased to work since being identified for this project).
The four most prominent issues over which actors disagree are:
How much e-waste is exported from North to South?
How to create an Extended Producer Responsibility [EPR] based national recycling industry?
How to regulate North-South trade?
Should e-waste be traded from North to South at all?
Using the DebateGraph platform users can explore the relationships between individual actors and issues. Use the "Details" tab to see quotations from source URLs used to determine the position of given actors relative to given issues. Use the "Options" > "Edge Labels" > "Show" to make labels visible (with mouse over) for arrows connecting actors and issues.
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12017-01-10T10:31:14-08:00Josh Lepawsky31444794f29f45991a28c6c997946216e765688eMapping the controversy on the web.Josh Lepawsky44A path containing the movements through the web corpus.image_header3770622017-12-06T04:51:03-08:00Josh Lepawsky31444794f29f45991a28c6c997946216e765688e
