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Social Media and Social Movement:Contemporary Online Activism in Asia
- Author(s):
- PRIYAM BASU THAKUR SANGITA DE
- Editor(s):
- Jyotirmaya Patnaik (see profile)
- Date:
- 2016
- Group(s):
- Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanists, Electronic Literature, Feminist Humanities
- Subject(s):
- Social media, Social movements, Asia, Political participation, Journalism
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- social movement, on-line activism, collective action, computer mediated communication, Activism
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/ajpb-sz45
- Abstract:
- In contemporary era social media and mass movement are playing a crucial role in global public sphere. Statistics shows that in the countries of Asian continent active social media penetration is flourishing with times. The paper will attempt to conduct an explanatory research by using analysis of Twitter Revolution (Iran), Umbrella Revolution (Hong Kong), Sunflower Protest (Taiwan), Shah Bag Movement (Bangladesh), Delhi Gang Rape Agitation (India) and Bersih Movement (Malaysia). In the context of theoretical framework, the paper will attempt to discuss public opinion of Walter Lippmann (1922), the structural transformations of the public sphere by Jurgen Habermas (1964), social identity model of deindividuation effects (SIDE) by Riecher, Spears & Postmes (1995), mediapolis of Roger Silverstone (2007) etc. The paper will primarily try to identify the role of social media in mobilizing social movement of Asian region.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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