Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt - Digital Dissidence and Political Change (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This 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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Information Technology and Global Governance
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Courtney C. Radsch
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	351
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-49789-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism Promotions
LSN:	1-137-49789-0
Barcode:	9781137497895

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