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Beyond Mainstream Media and Communication Perspectives on the Arab Uprisings
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Abstract This editorial argues for more research connecting media and communication as a discipline and the Arab Uprisings that goes beyond the mainstream techno‐deterministic perceptions. The contributions in this thematic issue can be summarized around three central arguments: First, mainstream media, like... view more
This editorial argues for more research connecting media and communication as a discipline and the Arab Uprisings that goes beyond the mainstream techno‐deterministic perceptions. The contributions in this thematic issue can be summarized around three central arguments: First, mainstream media, like TV and journalism, are central and relevant actors in the post‐Arab Uprisings phase which have often been overlooked in previous literature. Second, marginalized actors are still engaged in asymmetric power struggles due to their vulnerable status, the precarious political economy, or a marginalized geographic location outside centralized polities. Finally, the third strand of argument is the innovative transnational
geographic and chronological synapses that studying media and Arab Uprisings can bring. The editorial calls for more critical and interdisciplinary approaches that follow a region marked by inherent instability and uncertainty.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Communicator Research, Journalism
Free Keywords
Arab Uprisings; critical research; interdisciplinary; journalism; media asymmetries; power dynamics; transnational comparison
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 260-263
Journal
Media and Communication, 9 (2021) 4
Issue topic
Ten Years after the Arab Uprisings: Beyond Media and Liberation
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; reviewed