Constructing an Elite: Identity and Boundary Work on a Darknet Drug Market

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Piotr Siuda Patrycja Hewelt a Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Polandb Jagiellonian University, Karków, PolandPiotr Siuda, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Cultural Studies, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland. His research spans internet studies and game studies. He authored articles in numerous top-tier journals, including Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, International Journal of Drug Policy, and Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. He is a member of The Association of Internet Researchers and the Polish Society for Social Communication. He is also an Associate Editor for the SAGE Journal of Creative Communications.Patrycja Hewelt, Ph.D., is employed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of New Media in the Institute of Journalism, Media, and Social Communication at Jagiellonian University. She holds a Ph.D. in social sciences in the discipline of social communication and media studies. Her research interests focus primarily on the multifaceted analysis of user behaviors, interaction dynamics, and communication strategies used in the context of social media.

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