Quelques réflexions sur la « culture hacker »

Determining social change: The role of technological determinism in the collective action framing of hackers

“…This unison is acknowledged through the neologism ‘hacktivism’. Nevertheless, discord has often arisen from such encounters, as the politicised hackers and the activists have discovered that their reasons for engaging in politics differ (Coleman, 2003; Gunkel, 2005; Riemens, 2002).…”

Critique of the Democratic Potentials of the Internet: A Review of Current Theory and Practice

“…Hackers or hacktivists, a contraction of hacker and activist, form a particular type of protest actors and are sometimes considered as the first proper social movement of information technology and current societies (Riemens, 2002). If other types of protest actors hesitate to integrate ICTs, considered as instruments of techno-capitalist domination, hackers are passionate about exploring the technical capacities of computers and networks and were highly involved in the early shaping of personal computing and the internet.…”

“…As Riemens (2002) points out, the range of political beliefs held by individual hackers, without loosing a common sense of belonging and identity, is simply unimaginable in other 'social movements'. Hackers are inspired by libertarianism but generally despise preconceived opinions and positions (Riemens, 2002). Their political aims are an infinite pursuit of free knowledge linked to a pragmatic and "engineering philosophy to 'make things work'" (Berry, 2008: 102).…”

Promoting Openness by “Patching” European Directives: Internet-Based Campaigning during the EU Telecoms Package Reform

“…1 Along with their integration in society comes the dissemination of know-hows, habits, and ways of thinking that used to be limited to the domain of ICT experts and technicians (Riemens, 2002). Protest groups in particular increasingly rely upon ICTs in order to make their voices heard.…”