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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : International Debate Education Association, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/40285
• Soggetto topico: Information technology - Political aspects; Internet - Political aspects; Cyberspace - Political aspects; Social movements; Protest movements
• Altri autori: JoyceMary (Mary C.)
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Digital activism decoded
• ISBN: 1-932716-78-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910965970903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II