Meropi Tzanetakis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4249938 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meropi Tzanetakis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meropi |
| FAMILY NAME | Tzanetakis |
| SIGNATURE | TZANETAKIS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8257-7337 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trust, infrastructure and sociopolitics in online drug markets: An exploratory socio-technical analysis of cryptomarket uptake in Europe and Latin America
Online drug markets using encryption technologies have expanded primarily in consumer regions of the Global North. This article uses an exploratory approach to examine why cryptomarkets have flourished in Europe while remaining marginal in the traditional drug-producing region of Latin America. It argues that cryptomarkets operate as socio-technical infrastructures dependent on historically embedded forms of trust, sociopolitics, and drug-use cul…
Uncertainty and risk: A framework for understanding pricing in online drug markets
The pricing of illicit drugs is typically approached within the risks and prices framework. Recent sociological and economic studies of prices in online drug markets have stressed the centrality of reputation for price formation. In this paper, we propose an account of price formation that is based on the risks and prices framework, but also incorporates internal social organization to explain price variation. We assess the model empirically, and…
Drug Markets and Anonymizing Technologies
Online drug markets taking advantage of social media and encryption software (e.g. Tor network) and cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Monero) to conceal the identity and physical location of their users are a relatively new area of internet research. Yet, a range of socio-technical innovations have contributed to the proliferation of drug markets on the Internet. Due to the illegality of drugs and drug dealing are anonymizing technologies regarded …
Doing Internet research with hard-to-reach communities: Methodological Reflections on Gaining Meaningful Access
This article contributes to scholarship on digital sociology by addressing the methodological challenge of gaining access to hard-to-reach online communities. We use assemblage theory to argue how collaborative efforts of human participants, digital technologies, techniques, authorities, cultural codes and the human researcher co-determine aspects of gaining access to online subjects. In particular, we analyse how credibility and reflexivity are …
Comparing cryptomarkets for drugs. A characterisation of sellers and buyers over time
The transparency paradox. Building trust, resolving disputes and optimising logistics on conventional and online drugs markets
Doing Internet research with hard-to-reach communities: Methodological Reflections on Gaining Meaningful Access
This article contributes to scholarship on digital sociology by addressing the methodological challenge of gaining access to hard-to-reach online communities. We use assemblage theory to argue how collaborative efforts of human participants, digital technologies, techniques, authorities, cultural codes and the human researcher co-determine aspects of gaining access to online subjects. In particular, we analyse how credibility and reflexivity are …
The transparency paradox. Building trust, resolving disputes and optimising logistics on conventional and online drugs markets
Comparing cryptomarkets for drugs. A characterisation of sellers and buyers over time
Drug Markets and Anonymizing Technologies
Online drug markets taking advantage of social media and encryption software (e.g. Tor network) and cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Monero) to conceal the identity and physical location of their users are a relatively new area of internet research. Yet, a range of socio-technical innovations have contributed to the proliferation of drug markets on the Internet. Due to the illegality of drugs and drug dealing are anonymizing technologies regarded …
Doing Internet research with hard-to-reach communities: Methodological Reflections on Gaining Meaningful Access
This article contributes to scholarship on digital sociology by addressing the methodological challenge of gaining access to hard-to-reach online communities. We use assemblage theory to argue how collaborative efforts of human participants, digital technologies, techniques, authorities, cultural codes and the human researcher co-determine aspects of gaining access to online subjects. In particular, we analyse how credibility and reflexivity are …
Uncertainty and risk: A framework for understanding pricing in online drug markets
The pricing of illicit drugs is typically approached within the risks and prices framework. Recent sociological and economic studies of prices in online drug markets have stressed the centrality of reputation for price formation. In this paper, we propose an account of price formation that is based on the risks and prices framework, but also incorporates internal social organization to explain price variation. We assess the model empirically, and…
Trust, infrastructure and sociopolitics in online drug markets: An exploratory socio-technical analysis of cryptomarket uptake in Europe and Latin America
Online drug markets using encryption technologies have expanded primarily in consumer regions of the Global North. This article uses an exploratory approach to examine why cryptomarkets have flourished in Europe while remaining marginal in the traditional drug-producing region of Latin America. It argues that cryptomarkets operate as socio-technical infrastructures dependent on historically embedded forms of trust, sociopolitics, and drug-use cul…
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (5 works) · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Computer security (3 works) · Embeddedness (3 works) · Internet privacy (3 works) · Spam and Phishing Detection (3 works) · Cryptocurrency (2 works) · Payment (2 works)