{"product_id":"technology-activism-and-social-justice-in-a-digital-age-9780190903992","title":"Technology Activism and Social Justice in a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough an examination of online advocacy and social movements, social media, and traditional\/electronic advocacy campaigns, Technology, Activism, and Social Justice in a Digital Age provides a fascinating look at the current practice and future of social change efforts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnology, Activism, and Social Justice in a Digital Age is a helpful supplementary text for social work practice within organizations and communities. And because it is essential for social workers to effectively advocate for clients, the text offers students and educators a better understanding of the utilization of technology to further social change practice. * The New Social Worker *\u003cbr\u003eIf someone at the onset of the industrial revolution were to write a similar book to this volume, history would have been different. McNutt and his associates provide us with an amazing overview of how information technology changed the field of advocacy. While many of us think that we know all that there is to know about modernity and advocacy, this volume demonstrates how little we know and how much is yet to come.\"  -Ram A. Cnaan, PhD, Professor and Director, Program for Religion and Social Policy Research, School of Social Policy \u0026amp; Practice, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003eJohn McNutt has assembled in this book an interesting, varied and - if I may say it - authoritative group of authors and contributions on the inter-connected topics of advocacy, organizing, social media, and technology. This collection makes for interesting reading and provides a 'state of the art' report that will serve as a continuing reference point for informing those unfamiliar with the topic and for future research and scholarship. \"  -Roger A. Lohmann, PhD, MA, Emeritus Professor, School of Social Work, West Virginia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Forward Contributors   1: Introduction to the Book   Section I Advocacy, Social Change, and Activism  2: Advocacy, Social Change and Activism: Perspectives on Traditional and Electronic Practice in a Digital World John G. McNutt  3: Advocacy as a Moral Imperative Patricia Libby  4: Collaborative Contracting as Advocacy Lauren Miltenberger   Section II Technology, Social Change, and Community  5: The Energizing Citizen Action with The Power of Digital Technology: The Amplified Effort of the Newark Residents Against the Power Plant David B. Carter  6: Social Justice 140 Characters at a Time: The Role of Twitter in Social Action Karen Zgoda and Kryss Shane  7: The Civic Technology Movement: Implications for Nonprofit Theory and Practice  Jonathan Justice, John G. McNutt, James Melitski, Michael Ahn, Nina David, Shariq Siddiqui, and John C. Ronquillo   Section III  Advocacy, Social Change, and Activism: Policy Level  8: Advocacy of, by, and for the Internet: The 2012 Protests Against Anti-Piracy Legislation  Lori A. Brainard and Justine Augeri  9: Leave No Org Behind: Exploring the Digital Life of Community Action Agencies Lauri Goldkind and Suzanne Marmo Roman  10: A Long, Strange Trip: Social Media Adoption in a Group of Technologically Sophisticated Child Advocacy Organizations John G. McNutt, Janice Barlow, and David Carter   Section IV Global and International Social Change  11: Social Media and Governance in China: Evolving Dimensions of Transparency, Participation, and Accountability Robert Warren and Yingying Zeng  12: Policing Digital Sanctuaries: Exploring Environmental Advocacy through Technology-Enabled Monitoring and Enforcement Network Organizations  Stephen Kleinschmit  13: Social Media and Leaderless Social Movement Organizations: Implications for Transnational Advocacy Lori Brainard, Katherine M. Boland, and John G. McNutt  14: The Future of Technology and Social Change Practice John G. McNutt   Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524560331095,"sku":"9780190903992","price":52.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190903992.jpg?v=1731857262","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/technology-activism-and-social-justice-in-a-digital-age-9780190903992","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}