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Zusatztext Philip N. Howard and Muzammil M. Hussain's study implies that... digital media played a much longer term role in creating favorable conditions for uprisings, helped to publicize key igniting events, and then facilitated those uprisings and their diffusion; but digital media did not do this alone or as suddenly as some observers have claimed... There are a number of other unique contributions, but there is insufficient space to review them all. Overall, I predict that future research will look kindly to the authors' key findings, particularly the book's central claim that digital media were one essential ingredient in larger casual recipes for revolution and democratization. Informationen zum Autor Philip N. Howard is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington, with adjunct appointments at the Jackson School of International Studies and the Information School. Muzammil M. Hussain is a Ph.D. candidate in Communication at the University of Washington and Visiting Scientist at the Center for Comparative and International Studies, ETH Zurich. Klappentext In 2011! the international community watched as citizens mobilized through the Internet and digital media to topple three of the world's most entrenched dictators: Ben Ali in Tunisia! Mubarak in Egypt! and Qaddafi in Libya. This book examines not only the unexpected evolution of events during the Arab Spring! but the longer history of desperate-and creative-digital activism through the Arab world. Zusammenfassung In 2011, the international community watched as citizens mobilized through the Internet and digital media to topple three of the world's most entrenched dictators: Ben Ali in Tunisia, Mubarak in Egypt, and Qaddafi in Libya. This book examines not only the unexpected evolution of events during the Arab Spring, but the longer history of desperate-and creative-digital activism through the Arab world. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Introduction; Chapter 1: Digital Media and the Arab Spring; Chapter 2: The Recent History of Digital Media and Dissent; Chapter 3: Information Infrastructure and the Organization of Protest; Chapter 4: Authoritarian Responses and Consequences; Chapter 5: Al Jazeera! Social Media! and Digital Journalism; Conclusion: Digital Media and the Rhythms of Social Change; References; Endnotes; Index ...
