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OverviewThis compelling book explores how Egyptian bloggers used citizen journalism and cyberactivism to chip away at the state’s monopoly on information and recalibrate the power dynamics between an authoritarian regime and its citizens. When the Arab uprisings broke out in early 2011 and ousted entrenched leaders across the region, social media and the Internet were widely credited with playing a role, particularly when the Egyptian government shut down the Internet and mobile phone networks in an attempt to stave off the unrest there. But what these reports missed were the years of grassroots organizing, digital activism, and political awareness-raising that laid the groundwork for this revolutionary change. Radsch argues that Egyptian bloggers created new social movements using blogging and social media, often at significant personal risk, so that less than a decade after the information revolution came to Egypt they successfully mobilized the overthrow of the state and its president. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Courtney C. RadschPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 5.761kg ISBN: 9781137497895ISBN 10: 1137497890 Pages: 351 Publication Date: 24 September 2016 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Cyberactivism and social movements .- 2. Embodied and virtual ethnography: doing research in the digital age .- 3. The legal regulatory dynamics of the public sphere .- 4. We the people: citizen journalism in the era of social media .- 5. Cyberactivism and egypt’s youth movement .- 6. Bloggers and believers: dynamics of activism and identity in the muslim brotherhood .- 7. Conclusion: Revolution 2.0.ReviewsAuthor InformationCourtney C. Radsch, PhD, is a researcher and journalist working at the nexus of media, technology, and human rights, and has written widely on these issues in the popular and academic press. She has held positions with The New York Times, Al Arabiya, and UNESCO and is Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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