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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965970903321

Titolo

Digital activism decoded : the new mechanics of change / / Mary Joyce, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : International Debate Education Association, c2010

ISBN

1-932716-78-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JoyceMary (Mary C.)

Disciplina

303.48/40285

Soggetti

Information technology - Political aspects

Internet - Political aspects

Cyberspace - Political aspects

Social movements

Protest movements

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"Digital activism" and its dynamics, practices misconceptions and possible futures are presented together for the first time.