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Social media and urban social movements: The anatomy of continued protest in authoritarian contexts
Contemporary Arab Affairs
  • Magdalena Karolak, Zayed University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2019
Abstract

© 2018 by the Centre for Arab Unity Studies. All rights reserved. The goal of this research is to explore the opportunities brought about by the use of new media in urban protests. Specifically, it investigates the use of the Internet in modern protest movements that failed to bring about the changes they sought, using Bahrain as a case study. The focus is put on urban movements that continue revolutionary activism off- and online in the sixth year after the failure of the Bahraini uprising. This research assesses the need to maintain an online presence for these cities and explains the goals of their online presence. The paper also aims to understand what type of variations exist within these urban movements; and analyzes the interplay between such online manifestations and online censorship. This research is based on the critical discourse analysis of web content and graphic representations produced by Bahraini activists on particular online sites pertaining to each city in question.

Publisher
University of California Press
Keywords
  • Arab uprising,
  • Bahrain,
  • Social media,
  • Social movements
Scopus ID
85073502521
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1525/caa.2019.122002
Citation Information
Magdalena Karolak. "Social media and urban social movements: The anatomy of continued protest in authoritarian contexts" Contemporary Arab Affairs Vol. 12 Iss. 2 (2019) p. 25 - 52 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1755-0920" target="_blank">1755-0920</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/magdalena-karolak/8/