Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-486) and index.
Contents:
How [not] to caffeinate a political group : parent post influence on conversational network structure / Alison N. Novak, Emmanuel Koku. Social media for political change : the activists, governments, and firms traingle of powers during Arab movement / Mohamad Alkhouja -- Potential of public changes in the information age : the political challenges sphere of Saudi Arabia through citizen activism / Anas Alahmed -- Identifying hyperlink strategies as a tool to discover the connections between offline and online politics / Keren Sereno -- Cleavages and links : mapping linking patterns between Israeli political websites / Keren Sereno, Azi Lev-On -- Information and communication technologies, democracy, and human rights in Nigeria / Joseph Wilson, Nuhu Gapsiso -- Memory, national identity, and freedom of expression in the information age : discussing the taboo in Zimbabwean public sphere / Shepherd Mpofu -- Virtual parallax : imaginations of Mthwakazi nationalism : online discussions and calls for self determination / Brilliant Mhlanga, Mandlenkosi Mpofu -- Opportunities and challenges of using e-mail for political communication in authoritarian states : a case of Zimbabwe's media monitoring project / Sam Takavarasha, Jr., Eldred Masunungure -- Alternative media bridging the digital divide in Malaysia : case study of Sarawakreport.org / Kevin Fernandez, Sivamurugan Pandian, Mohamad Mohamad Zaini Abu Bakar -- Politics 2.0 with Facebook / Chirag Shah -- Wisconsin spring / James Jorstad ... [et. al.] -- Language of threat in our political discourse / G.R. Boynton, Glenn W. Richardson, Jr. -- Conceptualizing network politics following the Arab Spring / Ashu M.G. Solo, Jonathan Bishop -- India against corruption movement / M.V. Rajeev Gowda, Purnima Prakash -- Corruption in the public eye : from transparency to publicity / Elitza Katzarova -- Civic cultures and skills in European digital rights campaigning / Yana Breindl -- Protesting in a cultural frame : how social media was used by Portuguese "Gerac̦ão á Rasca" activists and the M12M movement / António Rosas -- Two models of online petitioning in the United Kingdom / Johannes Fritz -- Googling democracy : a comparison of democracy promoters on the internet / Nelli Babayan, Stefano Braghiroli -- New republic of letters? The promise and potential of the internet / John Kane, Haig Patapan -- From politics to e-politics : updating Saul Alinsky's community organising model to meet the challenges and opportunities of politics in the information age / Sam Takavarasha, Jr., Jonathan Cox, Stanislas Bigirimana -- Internet of incivility and new frames in the political blogosphere : consequences and psychological mechanisms / Porismita Borah -- How [not] to caffeinate a political group : parent post influence on conversational network structure / Alison N. Novak, Emmanuel Koku.
Summary:
"This book offers a better understanding of methods for political activism in the information age, the effectiveness of these methods, and tools for analyzing them through the presentation of an array of real-world political issues and how they relate to the ever-expanding realm of information"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Advances in human and social aspects of technology (AHSAT) book series.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.