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When States Strike Back: Failures of Mediatized Activism in Azerbaijan and Turkey
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique, 2016 This article is a theoretical investigation of the failures of oppositional online movements in the year 2011 in Azerbaijan and Turkey. Through the analysis of a set of specific cases, namely the complete dispersion of social media based opposition in ...
Ilkin Mehrabov
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The Case for Digital Activism: Refuting the Fallacies of Slacktivism
Journal of Digital Social Research, 2020 This paper argues for the importance and value of digital activism. We first outline the arguments against digitally mediated activism and then address the counter-arguments against its derogatory criticisms.
Nora Madison, Mathias Klang
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Social Media + Society, 2018 While studies on the effect of repression of online activism mainly focus on the capabilities of states in surveillances and filtering on the web, this article focuses on individuals’ responses to repression. Using data gathered by in-depth interviews of
Ali Honari
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A comparative analysis of online peace movement organizations [PDF]
, 2008 The use of the Internet for civic engagement by the general public is becoming increasingly prevalent, yet research in this area is still sparse. More studies are particularly needed in the area of cross-cultural comparisons of online social movements or
Shachaf, Pnina, Hara, Noriko
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Computers in Human Behavior ReportsAdolescence and emerging adulthood are key periods for extending prosocial behaviors into broader societal contexts, including online environments. In a sample of 998 adolescents and young adults (ages 12–24; 59 % female), this study examined age- and ...
Suzanne van de Groep +2 more
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News coverage, digital activism, and geographical saliency: A case study of refugee camps and volunteered geographical information. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The last several decades have witnessed a shift in the way in which news is delivered and consumed by users. With the growth and advancements in mobile technologies, the Internet, and Web 2.0 technologies users are not only consumers of news, but also ...
Ron Mahabir +4 more
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The Affordance of Visibility in the Social Media Videos of LGBT Nonprofits in Lebanon: (In)Visibilities, Representativity and Socio-Political Engagement [PDF]
Athens Journal of Mass Media and CommunicationsLGBT nonprofit organizations in Lebanon use social media videos to foreground the rights of sexual minorities in a society that institutionalizes homophobia.
Antoine Badaoui
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn +3 more
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Communication, Technologies et Développement, 2023 If we want to correlate political action with digital activism, the two last decades has been a turning point. Indeed, it has been demonstrated how online communication tools can be used to mobilize and influence the population, especially during ...
Karim Abdelhak, Khadija Rhoulami
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
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