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Digital Activism and Indignation Nets in Brazil: The Pressure Groups
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Abstract To understand the relevance of the new media in the formation of the indignation nets, this text, of exploratory stamp, debates the digital activism in contemporary Brazil. Methodologically, we will make a discussion on cyberactivism, digital media, and national pressure groups starting from two exa... view more
To understand the relevance of the new media in the formation of the indignation nets, this text, of exploratory stamp, debates the digital activism in contemporary Brazil. Methodologically, we will make a discussion on cyberactivism, digital media, and national pressure groups starting from two examples, Movimento Brasil Livre (The Free Brazil Movement) and Vem pra Rua (Come to The Street movement) - these are key movements in the organisation of the big anti-government mobilisation that took place in 2015-2016 in Brazil. The theme is important because it embraces current and future challenges of the digital activism, once that this field faced significant changes in the last decades, with the development of interactive media and the technological convergence.... view less
Keywords
Brazil; digital media; political activity; protest; social movement; mobilization; South America
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
cyberactivism; digital activism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 109-130
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 11 (2019) 1
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed