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Democracy's fourth wave?

digital media and the Arab Spring

Philip N. Howard ; Muzammil M. Hussain

Buch

englisch

Howard, Philip N. (Verfasser/-in) DNB
Hussain, Muzammil M. (Verfasser/-in) DNB

Oxford University Press

New York

2012

145 p.

978-0-19-993697-7

includes bibliographical references and index.

history
revolutions
21st century
social aspects
arab countries

Summary:
Did digital media really "cause" the Arab Spring, or is it an important factor of the story behind what might become democracy's fourth wave? An unlikely network of citizens used digital media to start a cascade of social protest that ultimately toppled four of the world's most entrenched dictators. Howard and Hussain find that the complex causal recipe includes several economic, political and cultural factors, but that digital media is consistently one of the most important sufficient and necessary conditions for explaining both the fragility of regimes and the success of social movements. This book looks at not only the unexpected evolution of events during the Arab Spring, but the deeper history of creative digital activism throughout the region.

Table of Contents:
Terms of Use
List of Figurep. ix
List of Tablesp. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Introductionp. 3
1Digital Media and the Arab Springp. 17
2The Recent History of Digital Media and Dissentp. 35
3Information Infrastructure and the Organization of Protestp. 47
4Authoritarian Responses and Consequencesp. 69
5Al Jazeera, Social Media, and Digital Journalismp. 89
Conclusion: Digital Media and the Rhythms of Social Changep. 103
Notesp. 127
Referencesp. 133
Index

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