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Digital activism decoded : the new mechanics of change / Mary Joyce, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Political aspects.
- Information technology.
- Internet--Political aspects.
- Internet.
- Cyberspace--Political aspects.
- Cyberspace.
- Social movements.
- Protest movements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : International Debate Education Association, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Digital activism" and its dynamics, practices misconceptions and possible futures are presented together for the first time.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: How to Think About Digital Activism
- Contexts: The Digital Activism Environment
- Infrastructure: Its Transformations and Effect on Digital Activism
- Applications: Picking the Right One in a Transient World
- Devices: The Power of Mobile Phones
- Economic and Social Factors: The Digital (Activism) Divide
- Political Factors: Digital Activism in Closed and Open Societies
- Practices: Digital Actions in the Aggregate
- Activism Transforms Digital: The Social Movement Perspective
- Digital Transforms Activism: The Web Ecology Perspective
- Destructive Activism: The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Tactics
- Effects: What Is Digital Activism's Value?
- Measuring the Success of Digital Campaigns
- The New Casualties: Prisons and Persecution
- Digital Politics as Usual
- The Future of Advocacy in a Networked Age
- Conclusion: Building the Future of Digital Activism
- Glossary
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-932716-78-5
- OCLC:
- 711004295
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