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Book SynopsisDigital Media, Online Activism, and Social Movements in Korea deepens the current understanding of online activism and its impacts on society by highlighting how various forms of social movements have been mobilized in Korea. Through exploring movements in Korea such as political participation based on SNS, the 2008 U.S. beef protests, and the 2016-2017 candlelight vigils, the contributors study the intersection of digital media platforms, current trends, and social, cultural, and political conditions within Korean society. Using a wide range of events and movements, this book analyzes how people have utilized the development of digital media to facilitate social movements and effect social change.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Diversity of Online News Media: Source and Frame Analyses
Chapter 2: Constructing Collective Memory in the Digital Era: An Analysis of News Stories on the Former President’s Death
Chapter 3: Relationships between Online Users’ Perceived Journalistic Roles and News Engagement: The Moderating Role of Credibility
Chapter 4: A Functional Analysis of the 2007 South Korean Presidential Campaign Blogs
Chapter 5: The Influence of Blog Posting on Issue Involvement and Political Participation
Chapter 6: YouTube Videos as a Means of Grassroots Mobilization in Korea’s Candlelight Movements: "Learning from YouTube" Revisited
Chapter 7: Who Talks Politics?: An Empirical Study of Online and Offline Casual Political Communication
Chapter 8: The Internet and Social Media: Integrated Consequences for Political Discussion for Korean College Students
Chapter 9: Why Does the Press Still Matter? Explaining the Conditional Effects of Online Mobilization of Protest on Newspaper Market Structures in Asia
Chapter 10: Digital Revolution or Digital Dominance? Regime Type, Internet Control, and Political Activism in East Asia
Chapter 11: Does SNS make Gender Differences in Political Participation? South Korean Case Study
Chapter 12: Revisiting the Cultural Logic of Politics in the Digital Age: Internet Use, Personalization of Political Action, and Asian Values
Chapter 13: Determinants of Unaffiliated Citizen Protests: The Korean Candlelight Protests of 2016-2017
Chapter 14: A Matter of Trust and Utility? Perceptions of Online Political Content, Protest, and Political Participation in South Korea
Chapter 15: Same Despair but Different Hope: Youth Activism in East Asia and Contentious Politics
Chapter 16: #MeToo in South Korea: A Comparative Analysis of Feminist Perspectives in a Cultural Context
