ÁGNES SÁROSI-BLÁGA
WAC – Center for Regional and Anthropological Research
agnesblaga@gmail.com
2019. (IV. évfolyam) 3-4. lapszám
In connection with communities and community representations in Szeklerland, it can be observed that in parallel with the spread of the use of information technology, the virtual space is playing an increasingly important role. While at the beginning of this process there was a business-card-like visualization of communities around local governments, NGOs, and businesses, more and more new communities have emerged in the last few years in which virtuality is an important element not only in their visualization but also in their organization. It cannot be considered as an explicitly virtual community because a significant number of the members know each other, interactions in the physical space play a significant role in community organization, and so on. In this sense, the field of organization of such communities is not exclusively the Internet.
Based on field experiences, the aim of the present study is to create an overview of the organization and virtual visualization of a community related to the Ciuc region and backyard farming activities. The analysis is based on the following aspects: group formation and goals, rules and posts, values and norms, characteristics of group operation.
Keywords: local community, community organization, virtuality, backyard farming