Digital activism in Russia : the communication tactics of political outsiders / / Sofya Glazunova

• Autore: Glazunova Sofya
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 pages)
• Disciplina: 306.20947
• Soggetto topico: Political participation; Communication in politics
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- About the Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Echo of the "For Fair Elections" Protests -- Navalny's Phenomenon -- News Media in Russia -- Digital Platforms and Activism in Russia -- The Communication Roles and Tactics of Political Outsiders -- The Structure of the Book -- References -- Part I: Russia's Political Communication Ecosphere: The Opposition, News Media, and the Net -- Chapter 2: Non-systemic Opposition: Challenges and Communication Tactics -- Introduction -- The Political Regime in Russia and Electoral Manipulations -- The Russian Opposition: Ups and Downs -- Navalny's Opposition Project -- Navalny's Ideology -- Navalny's Electoral Activities and Criminal Proceedings -- The Moscow Municipal Election and Other Political Outsiders -- The Communication Dilemma and "Digital Deride" -- Earlier Establishment's Critics on YouTube -- Navalny on YouTube -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Journalism and News Media: Old Risks and New Formats -- Introduction -- The Russian Media in the 1990s -- Killings and Assaults on Journalists -- Censorship -- The History of Censorship in Russia -- Financial, Legal, and Administrative Measures Against News Media -- The Journalist Profession in Russia -- Investigative Journalism in Russia -- Conventional Watchdogs -- Navalny and the Internet Watchdogs -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The "Sovereign Internet" and Social Media -- Introduction -- The History of RuNet: From a "Good" to a "Threat" -- Social Media in Russia -- Protests "For Fair Elections" and a Social Media Threat -- "The Sovereign Internet" -- The Term -- Components of the "Sovereign Internet" -- Platform Blocking -- Restrictions Towards Users and Opposition Activists -- YouTube in Russia -- Conclusion -- References. ; Part II: Digital Resistances in Non-democracies: Tactics and Aesthetics -- Chapter 5: Digital Resistances in Non-democracies -- Digital Activism -- Mass Dissent in China and Digital Populism -- The Gezi Park Protests and Citizen Journalism in Turkey -- The Hong Kong Protests and the Continuity of Digital Activism -- Singapore and the Danger of Documentaries -- Navalny's Populism, Investigative Journalism, and Activism -- References -- Chapter 6: Populism and Investigative Journalism as Tactics for Digital Resistance -- Introduction -- Populism as a Strategy for Political Survival -- Definition of Populism -- Appealing to "the People" -- Discrediting the Elite -- Investigative Journalism -- Definition and Characteristics of the Genre -- New Practices of Watchdog Reporting -- The Societal Effect of Watchdog Journalism -- An Advocacy Continuum -- Four Types of Populism -- References -- Chapter 7: Populist Performance and the Aesthetics of YouTube -- Introduction -- Populist Performance -- The Body and Clothing -- The Colour -- The Stage -- Populism and Social Media -- YouTube and Its Affordances -- YouTube and Populism -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Case Studies -- Chapter 8: Navalny's YouTube Communication During the Presidential Campaign 2016-2018 -- Introduction -- Themes of Navalny's Videos -- "Four Populisms" in Navalny's Narration -- Superficial Populism -- Investigative Populism -- Urging Populism -- Advocacy Populism -- Visual Aesthetics of Navalny's YouTube Performances -- Clothing -- Colour -- The Stage -- Stylising Navalny's Messages to YouTube -- Subscribe, Click, and Share -- Drones and YouTube -- Political "Unboxing" -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: The 2019 Moscow Municipal Election and the Communication of Political Outsiders -- Introduction -- The Moscow Municipal Election: The Timeline of Major Events. ; Political Communication Roles of Navalny's Associates -- Populism Performance of Navalny's Associates -- Ilya Yashin -- Lyubov Sobol -- Vladimir Milov -- Ivan Zhdanov -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- Communication Roles of Political Outsiders -- Populist Performance of Russian Political Outsiders on YouTube -- Digital Resistance and the Role of Digital Media -- A Year Without Navalny -- The Opposition Movement in Russia -- RuNet and Social Media Platforms -- The Future of the News Media in Russia -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Digital Activism in Russia
• ISBN: 9783030935030; 9783030935023
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910574067603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II