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Contentious Politics in a Digital World: Studies on Social Activism, Protest, and Polarization
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Abstract In a world of polarized societies and radical voices hogging the public digital sphere, this thematic issue aims at identifying the different strategies of old and new social movements in the extremes of the political debates by focusing on the interplay between polarization, uses of the internet, a... view more
In a world of polarized societies and radical voices hogging the public digital sphere, this thematic issue aims at identifying the different strategies of old and new social movements in the extremes of the political debates by focusing on the interplay between polarization, uses of the internet, and social activism. In order to disentangle these interactions, this thematic issue covers a wide range of political settings across the globe. It does so by studying: (a) how opposing activists discuss politics online and its implications for democratic theory; (b) how social media uses and online discussions foster offline protests; (c) how the media and state-led-propaganda frame disruptive and anti-government offline protests and how this situation contributes to polarization in both democratic and non-democratic regimes; and finally (d) how civil society uses digital tools to organize and mobilize around sensitive issues in non-democratic regimes.... view less
Keywords
digital media; protest movement; social media; polarization; mobilization; social movement; propaganda; political movement; political violence
Classification
Impact Research, Recipient Research
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
digital activism; digital mobilization; political polarization; political protest
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-4
Journal
Media and Communication, 10 (2022) 4
Issue topic
Protesting While Polarized: Digital Activism in Contentious Times
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; reviewed