ISBN:
1932716602
,
9781932716603
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xi, 228 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Digital activism decoded
DDC:
303.48/40285
Keywords:
Protest movements
;
Cyberspace Political aspects
;
Social movements
;
Internet Political aspects
;
Information technology Political aspects
Abstract:
"The media has recently been abuzz with cases of citizens around the world using digital technologies to push for social and political change: from the use of Twitter to amplify protests in Iran and Moldova to the thousands of American non-profits creating Facebook accounts in the hopes of luring supporters. These stories have been published, discussed, extolled, and derided, but have not yet been viewed holistically as a new field of human endeavor. We call this field "digital activism" and its dynamics, practices, misconceptions, and possible futures are presented together for the first time in this book."--pub. desc
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: How to think about digital activism / Mary JoyceInfrastructure: its transformations and effect on digital activism / Trebor Scholz -- Applications: picking the right one in a transient world / Dan Schultz and Andreas Jungherr -- Devices: the power of mobile phones / Brannon Cullum -- Economic and social factors: the digital (activism) divide / Katharine Brodock -- Political factors: digital activism in closed and open societies / Tom Glaisyer -- Activism transforms digital: the social movement perspective / Anastasia Kavada -- Digital transforms activism: the web ecology perspective / Tim Hwang -- Destructive activism: the double-edged sword of digital tactics / Steven Murdoch -- Measuring the success of digital campaigns / Dave Karpf -- The new casualties: prisons and persecution / Simon Columbus -- Digital politics as usual / Rasmus Kleis Nielsen -- The future of advocacy in a networked age / Sem Devillart and Brian Waniewski -- Conclusion: Building the future of digital activism / Mary Joyce -- Glossary / Talia Whyte and Mary Joyce.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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