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04365aam a2200553Ii 4500 001 16E5D24C803411ED944134D030ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221220010056 008 160914t20172017enka b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2018379514 020 $a 1784537780 020 $a 9781784537784 035 $a (OCoLC)980503802 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d COO $d BNG $d CDX $d OCLCO $d VVC $d A7U $d J9U $d OCLCF $d MEAUC $d DLC $d OCLCA $d UKMGB $d OCLCA $d OCL $d OCLCQ $d CAFOR $d IL4J6 $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d SILO 043 $a aw----- $a a-ku--- $a aw----- 050 4 $a HM742 $b .N67 2017 055 4 $a HM742 $b .N67 2017 082 04 $a 302.23/1 $2 23 100 1 $a Nordenson, Jon, $e author. 245 10 $a Online activism in the Middle East : $b political power and authoritarian governments from Egypt to Kuwait / $c Jon Nordenson. 264 1 $a London ; $b I.B. Tauris, $c 2017. 300 $a xiv, 402 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Library of modern Middle East studies ; $v 191 520 8 $a Does the internet facilitate social and political change, or even democratization, in the Middle East? Despite existing research on this subject, there is still no consensus on the importance of social media and online platforms, or on how we are to understand their influence. This book provides empirical analysis of the day-to-day use of online platforms by activists in Egypt and Kuwait. The research evaluates the importance of online platforms for effecting change and establishes a specific framework for doing so. Egypt and Kuwait were chosen because, since the mid-2000s, they have been the most prominent Arab countries in terms of online and offline activism. In the context of Kuwait, Jon Nordenson examines the oppositional youth groups who fought for a constitutional, democratic monarchy in the emirate. In Egypt, focus surrounds the groups and organizations working against sexual violence and sexual harassment. This book shows how and why online platforms are used by activists and identifies the crucial features of successful online campaigns. Egypt and Kuwait are revealed to be authoritarian contexts but where the challenges and possibilities faced by activists are quite different. The comparative nature of this research therefore exposes the context-specific usage of online platforms, separating this from the more general features of online activism. Nordenson demonstrates the power of online activism to create an essential 'counterpublic' that can challenge an authoritarian state and enable excluded groups to fight in ways that are far more difficult to suppress than a demonstration. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-389) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- How should we understand online activism? -- How should we study online activism? -- The Egyptian case: the context, the issue, and my findings -- The Kuwaiti case: the context, the issue, and my findings -- Comparing the cases -- Assessing the campaigns -- Understanding online activism -- Online activism in Egypt and Kuwait: conclusions. 630 00 $a Facebook (Electronic resource) $x Political aspects $z Egypt. 630 00 $a Facebook (Electronic resource) $x Political aspects $z Kuwait. 630 07 $a Facebook (Electronic resource) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01781798 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 650 0 $a Online social networks $x Political aspects $z Egypt. 650 0 $a Online social networks $x Political aspects $z Kuwait. 650 0 $a Internet and activism $z Egypt. 650 0 $a Internet and activism $z Kuwait. 650 0 $a Protest movements $z Egypt $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Protest movements $z Kuwait $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Revolutions $z Middle East. 650 7 $a Online social networks $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01983801 650 7 $a Internet and activism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01894149 650 7 $a Protest movements. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01079826 650 7 $a Revolutions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01096737 651 7 $a Egypt. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208755 651 7 $a Kuwait. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208566 651 7 $a Middle East. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01241586 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Library of modern Middle East studies ; $v 191. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025335.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=16E5D24C803411ED944134D030ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search