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The use of new media by the Palestinian diaspora in the United Kingdom / Amira Halperin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halperin, Amira, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Digital media--Great Britain.
- Digital media.
- Palestinian Arabs--Great Britain.
- Palestinian Arabs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2018]
- Summary:
- This book presents pioneering research on the impact of new media on the Palestinian Diaspora, and is the result of unprecedented access to the Palestinian community in the United Kingdom. It explores issues of politics, conflict resolution, new media and daily life experiences of the dispersed Palestinian people.The research is linked to the contemporary phenomenon of the large immigration wave from the Middle East and Africa to Europe, and the increasing use in internet and smart phone applications by immigrants.As the book shows, new technology empowers the Palestinian people, enables their global visibility, and strengthens democratic values in this society. It deals with the impact of new media on the Palestinian Diaspora, from the emergence of satellite television channels and the internet to the development of social networks and smart phone applications.During the research period, internet and smart phone usage of Palestinians in the UK was higher than the usage in Gaza and the West Bank. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the use of digital and information technology in Gaza and the West Bank.The book will primarily appeal to international scholars specializing in media, the Middle East, diaspora and migration, political science, and peace and conflict studies. It will also be of interest to those involved in politics and new media, as well as government decision- makers, and legislators.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Preface
- Chapter One
- Introduction
- About this Book
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter Two
- New Technologies and Politics
- Middle East and North Africa Immigration to Europe
- The New Phase
- Current Challenges
- Reach Increase
- The Impact of Technology on the Audience
- The Shift from the Traditional Medium to the New Medium
- The Palestinian Audience and New Media
- Chapter Three
- Diaspora: New Term, Old Discourse
- The Palestinian Nation
- The Palestinian Diaspora
- The Effect of the "Refugee Nation" on the Palestinian Identity
- Technology and Palestinian Daily Life
- Stateless Diaspora and Integration Challenges
- The Palestinian Right of Return
- The Diasporic Media
- The Palestinian Diaspora Media Usage
- Chapter Four
- Research Background
- The Researcher as an Explorer
- Deportation and Migration
- The Relevance/Irrelevance of the Holocaust to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Research Methods
- The Interview Setup
- Research Questions
- Individual Interviews
- Methodological Problems
- Overcoming the Research Problems
- Chapter Five
- Television and Internet Usage
- The Reasons for Using the Internet
- Television Usage
- News Websites, Social Networks Online, and Political Mobilization
- Level of Interest in Palestine and UK News
- The Use of Media at Times of Breaking News
- The Consumers of Israeli Media and Major News Events
- The Consumers of Israeli Media as Routine
- International Media Consumption and Breaking News
- The Consumers of Arab Media and High-interest News Events
- Chapter Six
- The Palestinian Media
- Use in Transnational Arab Media and Non-Use in Palestinian Sources-Reasons and Implications
- The Palestinian Political Websites
- Political and Transnational Websites Usage.
- Palestinian Usage in Palestinian and Transnational Websites
- The Routine Use of the Palestinian and Arab Media
- The Palestinian Governmental and Private Websites
- The Response to the Palestinian Political Websites
- Multiple Languages, Increased Reach
- The Palestinian Media: The Social Dimension
- Chapter Seven
- Conflict-generated Diasporas
- New Media: The New Arab Public Sphere
- The Israeli Media
- Multiplicity of Languages
- Palestinian Diaspora versus Other Ethnic Minorities' Diasporas in Europe
- An "Outsider" Researcher
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-2111-7
- OCLC:
- 1062395956
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