Climate Activism, Digital Technologies, and Organizational Change

This Element explores NGOs' use of digital technology in climate activism, focusing on the benefits and downsides of using technology to push for political change. It explores how social media and satellites are used to mobilize people and analyze environmental data, highlighting the influence of technology on activists' goals and strategies.

List of contents

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Mobilizing, organizing, and campaigning; 2. Monitoring and enforcement; 3. Lobbying; 4. Forming, fundraising, and networking; 5. The dark side of digital technologies; Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element explores NGOs' use of digital technology in climate activism, focusing on the benefits and downsides of using technology to push for political change. It explores how social media and satellites are used to mobilize people and analyze environmental data, highlighting the influence of technology on activists' goals and strategies.

Product details

• Authors: Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Mette (University of Cambrid Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Eilstrup-Sangiovanni Mette, Nina Hall, Hall Nina
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009483537
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0948353-7
• No. of pages: 102
• Series: Organizational Response to Climate Change: Businesses, Governments
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Political Ideologies, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Digital lifestyle, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Organizational theory & behaviour, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Impact of science & technology on society, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Impact of science and technology on society, Environmental policy & protocols, Organizational theory and behaviour, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing, Environmental policy and protocols, Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing