The network analysis also suggests that much work remains to be done to develop a meaningful sense of community based on the new administrative boundaries, with very little evidence of cross-community

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Grieving for a Lost Network: Collective Action in a Wired Suburb Special Issue: ICTs and Community Networking (2003) · doi

  By examining a unique and underexplored stage in the life cycle of a community networking project, the end of a networking trial, this article demonstrates how ICTs facilitate community participation and collective action (a) by creating large, dense networks of relatively weak social ties and (b) through the use of ICTs as an organizing tool.

  Keywords: community networking icts examining unique underexplored stage life cycle project trial article demonstrates facilitate participation
• HEURISTIC POTENTIAL OF LUHMANN'S THEORY OF AUTOPOIESIS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS (2021) · doi

  Processes of self-organization of network communities and the functioning of social networks in this context is an absolutely unique phenomenon that leads social development and humanity, however, it hides certain risks and shortcomings that are still insufficiently explored and need in-depth analysis.

  Keywords: social processes self organization network communities functioning networks context absolutely unique phenomenon leads development humanity
• Crossing Boundaries: Action Networks, Amalgamation and Inter-Community Trust in a Small Rural Shire (2012) · doi

  The network analysis also suggests that much work remains to be done to develop a meaningful sense of community based on the new administrative boundaries, with very little evidence of cross-community cooperation, coalition building or issue-based interaction detected.

  Keywords: community based network suggests remains done develop meaningful sense administrative boundaries little evidence cross cooperation