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*Looking at peer production through the lens of Weber, however, suggests that these | |||
peer governance mechanisms may not be as liberating as many theorists suggest. The | |||
absence of formal rules, for instance, allows charismatic individuals to determine who | |||
is appointed or dismissed according to fiat. | |||
*Yet many contemporary portrayals of peer production fail to account for the ongoing | *Yet many contemporary portrayals of peer production fail to account for the ongoing | ||
importance of bureaucratic institutions in fostering and preserving knowledge that | importance of bureaucratic institutions in fostering and preserving knowledge that | ||
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- Looking at peer production through the lens of Weber, however, suggests that these
peer governance mechanisms may not be as liberating as many theorists suggest. The absence of formal rules, for instance, allows charismatic individuals to determine who is appointed or dismissed according to fiat.
- Yet many contemporary portrayals of peer production fail to account for the ongoing
importance of bureaucratic institutions in fostering and preserving knowledge that actually affords peer production. Indeed, Shirky (2008) argues for the power of ‘organiz- ing without organizations’ while ignoring the role that the university plays in his own analysis
- Moreover, precisely because it is voluntary and
usually temporary, peer production may not support the institutions upon which its own continued success depends
- Peer production in particular may undermine our private autonomy by extending
our professional lives into formerly private arenas.
- For many scholars peer production enables individuals to achieve a form of psychological Wholeness unavailable in ordinary organizational life