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Gendering the "Arab Spring:" Arab Women Journalists/Activists, "Cyberfeminism," and the Socio-Political Revolution
"Any observer of the so-called Arab Spring, the massive wave of political revolt that has been sweeping the Arab region since 2011, could not help but notice the visible role that women have been playing in it. Hundreds of thousands of Arab women throughout the region, including in some of the most
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Social Media and Civic Participation: Literature Review and Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh and Palestinian Territories
London: BBC Media Action; London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2013), 55 pp.
"Highlights the findings of the LSE students’ work undertaken between October 2012 and March 2013: a literature review and analysis of BBC Media Action data from Palestinian Territories and Bangladesh on use of social media and civic participation. Findings include: Use of social media is positive
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Many Clicks But Little Sticks: Social Media Activism in Indonesia
Journal of Contemporary Asia, volume 43, issue 4 (2013), pp. 636-657
"Rather than viewing social media activism as the harbinger of social change or dismissing it as mere “slacktivism,” the article provides a more nuanced argument by identifying the conditions under which participation in social media might lead to successful political activism. In social media,
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Le cyberactivisme au Maghreb et dans le monde arabe
Tunis; Paris: Institut de la Recherche sur le Maghreb Contemporain (IRMC); Karthala (2013), 269 pp.
The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings: Past and Present
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 9, issue 2 (2013), pp. 1-122
Cyberactivism in the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions: Potentials, Limitations, Overlaps and Divergences
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 69-86
"This article discusses the role of ‘cyberactivism’ or the role played by new media in paving the way for political transformation, in both the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions of 2011. It starts with a discussion of the potentials of cyberactivism in both of these revolutions, especially how t
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Youth, Facebook and Politics in South Africa
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2013), pp. 119-130
"This article explores how Facebook is used by South African youth, with particular reference to their political participation and involvement. Research has shown the declining involvement of young people in political processes, particularly since democratic elections in 1994. This is an internation
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New Directions of Internet Activism in Egypt
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, volume 38, issue 3 (2013), pp. 251-267
"Research on new media has always highlighted the assumption that in authoritarian contexts, communication technologies provide political activists with ampler space than available in the heavily policed physical world. However, social and political changes taking place throughout Egypt and the Arab
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Factual Debate and Discussion Programmes and Their Influence on Political Participation, Political Knowledge and Political Efficacy
London: BBC Media Action (2013), 40 pp.
"The review found that there is evidence that exposure to dialogic formats can have an impact on political participation. It is clear, however, that the relationship between exposure to programming and manifest forms of participation cannot be studied in isolation to other important outcomes such as
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Village Voices for Development: A Study in the Use of Radio to Promote Human Rights and Enable Citizens to Act on Their Rights to Information and Freedom of Speech in Southern Madagascar
Tolagnaro (RM); London: Andry-Lalana-Tohana (ALT); Andrew Lees Trust (2013), 62 pp.
"The purpose of this report is to share the key findings of the VVD radio project in Southern Madagascar after six months of broadcasts in 2012, in particular to document the design and evolution of the pilot project; feedback the outcomes to participating stakeholders; inform the donor community ab
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Egyptian Revolution 2.0: Political Blogging, Civic Engagement, and Citizen Journalism
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), viii, 241 pp.
"This book sheds light on the growing phenomenon of cyberactivism in the Arab world, with a special focus on the Egyptian political blogosphere and its role in paving the way to democratization and socio-political change in Egypt, which culminated in Egypt's historical popular revolution." (Publishe
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Political Activism 2.0: Comparing the Role of Social Media in Egypt’s “Facebook Revolution” and Iran’s “Twitter Uprising”
CyberOrient, volume 6, issue 1 (2012), pp. 8-33
"Social media, particularly blogging, Facebook and Twitter, have played a key role in instigating, accelerating and even organizing some of the uprisings and revolutions that have been taking place all over the Middle East. This role has been effective in galvanizing the youth and empowering them in
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La participación de la comunidad en las radios locales y comunitarias: Un estudio exploratorio en África, Asia, América Latina y el Pacífico
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2012), 19 pp.
"Este informe presenta los principales resultados de tres sondeos regionales sobre la participación en las radios locales y comunitarias en África, América Latina, Asia y el Pacífico. Los sondeos investigaron la participación de las respectivas comunidades en la programación, la gestión, la p
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Digital Media and Political Engagement Worldwide: A Comparative Study
New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), xv, 287 pp.
"This book focuses on the impact of digital media use for political engagement across varied geographic and political contexts, using a diversity of methodological approaches and datasets. The book addresses an important gap in the contemporary literature on digital politics, identifying context dep
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Getting it Right: A Journalists’ Guide to Conducting Community Radio Debate
Kampala: Panos Eastern Africa (2012), viii, 39 pp.
"Panos is working with 20 radio stations across Uganda to give voice to the voiceless through facilitating debate. It isagainst this background that Panos Eastern Africa (PEA) has developed this Guide to help our partner radio stations and journalists improve the quality of their debate and hope it
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La participation de la communauté dans les radios locales et communautaires: Une étude exploratoire en Afrique, en Asie, en Amérique latine et en Océanie
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2012), 19 pp.
"Ce rapport présente les principales conclusions de trois enquêtes régionales sur la participation dans certaines stations de radio locales et communautaires en Afrique, en Asie, en Amérique latine et en Océanie. Les enquêtes ont porté sur la participation des communautés dans la programmati
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100 Best Practices in Combating Trafficking in Persons: The Role of Civil Society
Washington, DC: Johns Hopkins University, Protection Project (2012), 122 pp.
"The Protection Project encourages the dissemination of information about the best ways to combat trafficking in persons by recommending five main components of civil society: (a) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), (b) corporations, (c) academia, (d) media, and (e) faith-based organizations. The
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Voices of Resistance: Communication and Social Change
West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press (2012), xviii, 325 pp.
"In this book, based on the culture-centered approach to social change, we listen to the voices of resistance across the globe that foreground alternative rationalities of social, political, and economic organizing, challenging the hegemony of neoliberal ideology in organizing global economies. Prim
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New Media and Conflict After the Arab Spring
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2012), 24 pp.
"An extraordinary wave of popular protest swept the Arab world in 2011. Massive popular mobilization brought down long-ruling leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, helped spark bloody struggles in Bahrain, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, and fundamentally reshaped the nature of politics in the region. New media -
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