Online Arab spring : social media and fundamental change / Reza Jamali.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamali, Reza, author.

Series:

Chandos information professional series.

Chandos Information Professional Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media--Arab countries.

Social media.

Social media--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Social media and fundamental change

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Massachusetts ; Kidlington, England : Chandos Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

What is the role of social media on fundamental change in Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa? Online Arab Spring responds to this question, considering five countries: Egypt, Libya, Jordan, Yemen, and Tunisia, along with additional examples. The book asks why the penetration rate for social media differs in different countries: are psychological and social factors at play? Each chapter considers national identity, the legitimacy crisis, social capital, information and media literacy, and socialization. Religious attitudes are introduced as a key factor in social media, with Arabic countries in the Middle East and North Africa being characterized by Islamic trends. The insight gained will be helpful for analysing online social media effects internationally, and predicting future movements in a social context. provides innovative interdisciplinary research, incorporating media studies, cultural aspects, identity and psychology presents a detailed study of factors such as national heritage, cultural homogeneity, belief system and consumer ethnocentrism focuses on religious attitudes in the context of online media

Contents:

Front Cover

Online Arab Spring

Copyright Page

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

About the author

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 The origin of social media effects on countries' fundamental changes

Factors promoting social media penetration

Sense of freedom

Concealment

Social capital

Information literacy and media literacy

Mono-nationality and cultural exchanges

Soft war

References

Further reading

2 National identity, crises of legitimacy and penetration of social networks

Socialisation and national identity

Dimensions of national identity

National heritage

Cultural homogeneity

Belief system

Consumer ethnocentrism

Notes

3 Social media and social capital (with an emphasis on security)

Security and social capital

The role of political factors in social security

Factors in individual decision-making at the national level

Factors in participation in the security of society

Actual extent of the rule of law

4 Effects of information and media literacy in social movements

The complexity of the media

Literacy and political knowledge

Information literacy education in developing countries

Media literacy and critical thinking

5 Religious attitudes in the cyber world

Religion and media

Islam, media and fighting oppression

Religion and social media: a mutual relationship

Religious democracy from a new viewpoint

Religious meritocracy

Islamic political parties

Respecting the tribal structure of Arab countries in social media

Supporting cultural reconstruction

Popular parties

Emphasis on economy

Using public power in the media

Selecting the correct form of media

Using social media as a strategic analysis tool

Financial support in social media.

Financial transparency

Proving the necessity of the party

Political crisis management

Integration of the political parties' supply chain

6 Country-social media intelligence: towards a new index

Social media intelligence

Political market segmentation in the social media

Individuals and authority groups (reference groups)

Receiving a message what happens

Degree of virtual socialisation

The producer or consumer of the content?

Message design, media selection and message sending

What have we done?

What have others done?

The innovative content and generator of core identity

The shareable content with prestige

Content that creates engagement

Content creating legitimacy

Feedback and improvement on the message

Create a platform specific for the people's feedback on social media

Be a learning government

Provide motivation for feedback

7 Strategic analysis and future strategies

Analysis of political factors

Analysis of economic factors

Analysis of social factors

Analysis of technological and technical factors

Readiness

Activity

Impact

Analysis of legal factors

Analysis of ethical factors

Strategies for the future

Overall conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781843347576

1843347571

9781780634388

1780634382

OCLC:

898069458