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Book SynopsisThis book examines the increased utilization of social media in daily life and its impact on social movements. The contributors analyze social media revolutions such as the Arab Spring, the 15-M movement in Spain, theOccupyNigeriamovement, and the Occupy Gezi movement in Turkey. The contributors to this collectionacademics, researchers, and activistsimplement diverse methodological approaches, both descriptive and quantitative, to cut across various disciplines, including communication and media studies, cultural studies, politics, sociology, and education.
Trade ReviewThis edited volume provides an eclectic, international perspective on the role that social media platforms have played in social revolutions around the world. Although the topic is not new in popular or scholarly discourse, the book brings together a diverse set of authors—representing several demographics and nations—and references events not often included in Western-focused conversations on social media (for example, the 2013 Gezi resistance in Turkey and the massacre, starting in 2010, of wild horses in the Danube delta region of Romania). The volume includes both analytical and critical essays along with a few empirical reports.... [I]n an increasingly crowded marketplace of social media theory and research books, this volume provides needed fresh examples of social media revolutions in the world. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above. * CHOICE *
This is a very comprehensive work on social media and the potential roles of social media not only in democratic societies but also in societies which "resist" for democratization. -- Ülkü Doğanay, Ankara University
This broad and engaging volume offers diverse entry points onto the dynamic landscape of the contemporary social media revolution. -- Todd Wolfson, Rutgers University
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Commune, the Web and the Anarchist Thought of Mikhail Bakunin Chiara Livia Bernardi Chapter 2: New Media and Empowerment in the Indignados’ Movement: “If you want that no one else decides for you, so that no one else speaks for you” Tommaso Gravante, Alice Poma Chapter 3: Occupy-Nigeria Movement, Organised Labour Unions and Oil-Subsidy Struggle: An Analysis of Processes in -Media(ted) “Revolution” and its Demise Kudus Oluwatoyin Adebayo Chapter 4: Internet in Morocco Abderrahim Chalfaouat Chapter 5: Occupy Movements, Alternative New Media and Utopia: The Gezi Resistance and Activist Citizen Journalism Barış Çoban Chapter 6: Social Media and Social Change: The 2011 Campaign for Stopping the Massacre of the Danube Delta Wild Horses Dana Florentina Nicolae Chapter 7: Active or Passive Local Public Sphere – The Influence of ICT over Contemporary Local Democracy Ilona Biernacka-Ligieza Chapter 8: Youth Vote and Web 2.0 Political Engagement: Can Facebook Increase the Propensity of Young Citizen to Vote? Alan Steinberg Chapter 9: The Ostensible Revolution of Blogs Simona Stano Chapter 10: The Transformation of Leisure in The Digital Age Ana Vinals Blanco Chapter 11: Virtual Voyeurism and Capitalization of Individuality in Facebook Shahriar Kabir Chapter 12: Are Google's Executives Liable for Uploaded Videos? Italian Case Anna Rita Popoli Chapter 13: Social Media in Education: Main Sources for Inclusion and Collaborative Learning Magda Pischetola Chapter 14: Social Media: Transformation of Education Carolina Duek and Gastón Tourn
