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Digital activism: The case study of Internet users' reaction to the new EU copyright rules [PDF]

CM. Communication and Media, 2019
Social digital activism is a topic less addressed by the scientific community. Following explanations of digital activism and its manifestations, this paper presents and analyzes the case of reactions of Internet users to the proposal to amend the ...
Nećak Mirjana
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Forming 'Forbidden' Identities Online: Atheism in Indonesia

ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 2016
This article discusses the online activism of Indonesian atheists. While most of the little existent scholarship on atheism in Indonesia views the controversial cases in the light of the violation of Western-style rights to free speech and religious ...
Saskia Schäfer
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Serions-nous tous et toutes devenu·e·s des influenceur·euse·s ? (traduit par Hélène Bourdeloie)

Communication
Drawing on thirty qualitative in-depth interviews with a diverse group of feminist activists who are mainly active online, this article analyses how research participants construct and portray “activists” and “influencers”.
Christina Scharff
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Exploring Social Media Engagement, Narrative Identity Construction, and Emerging Forms of Social Activism in Nigeria

International Journal of Social Science and Religion
This study examines how digital media shapes urban Nigerian youth's engagement with popular culture, identity construction, and social activism. With the rapid expansion of social media, young people are increasingly using these platforms to perform ...
Oloruntoba Oyedele
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From Political Interest to Participation in EU-related Actions: The Mediating Role of European Identity and Political Efficacy

Ψυχολογία: το Περιοδικό της Ελληνικής Ψυχολογικής Εταιρείας, 2019
European youth’s civic engagement and political participation in EU-related issues is a timely imperative. Research findings on youth citizenship range from political apathy to alternative forms of participation, although theoretical evidence remains ...
Vassilis Pavlopoulos, Dimitra Kostoglou, Frosso Motti-Stefanidi   +2 more
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Educational disparities in digital inequality: Relationships between online activities and online harms

Acta Psychologica
Grounded in the theoretical framework of digital inequality, this paper systematically analyses why individuals with different educational backgrounds experience varying degrees and types of online harms.
Mengzhu Zhang, Fang Wang, Jingjie Zhang
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What Fuels Fans in China? Unraveling the Factors for Online Fan Community Engagement Associated with Politics: A Systematic Review

SAGE Open
Scholars have long recognized that fan activism was a potential force for political participation and civic engagement. With the advancement of culture and media technology, the lines between fan activism and political activity are becoming increasingly ...
Jie Lan, Moniza Waheed, Rosmiza Bidin
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Internet, Activism and Politics. The Repertoires and Rhetoric of Estonian Internet Activists

Studies of Transition States and Societies, 2016
The literature on political participation and activism has gained from introducing a new term: ‘sub- activism’, which is used to describe individual, mostly internet-mediated activism of everyday choices.
Peeter Vihma
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Fight for Respect! Exploring Digital Activism among Cosplayers through Consumer Resistance Based on Foucauldian Theory

BAR: Brazilian Administration Review
Objective: drawing from digital consumer activism and the Foucauldian concept of resistance, the aim of this research is to analyze how cosplayers’ digital activism governs their online interactions.
Bruno Melo Moura, André Luiz Maranhão de Souza-Leão   +1 more
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“Oh, She’s a Tumblr Feminist”: Exploring the Platform Vernacular of Girls’ Social Media Feminisms

Social Media + Society, 2019
As avid social media users, it is perhaps unsurprising that feminist teenage girls use their favorite platforms to engage in various forms of feminist activism.
Jessalynn Keller
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