Cyberprotest: New Media, Citizens and Social Movements

Paperback

Main Details

Title Cyberprotest: New Media, Citizens and Social Movements
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Wim B. H. J. van de Donk
Edited by Brian Loader
Edited by Dieter Rucht
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreImpact of science and technology on society
Ethical and social aspects of computing
ISBN/Barcode 9780415297851
ClassificationsDewey:303.484
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 2 black & white line drawings

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 1 November 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The internet could have been purpose-built for fostering the growth of the social movements and citizen initiatives which have had such a significant impact on the political landscape since the 1990s. In "Cyberprotest" the contributors explore the effects of this synergy between ICTs (Information Communication Technologies) and people power, analysing the implications for politics and social policy at both a national and a global level. Through a number of different international examples answers are sought to questions such as: to what extent and in what forms do social movements use ICTs?; how do new ICTs facilitate new patterns and forms of citizen mobilization?; how does this use affect the relationship between social movements and their members?; how do ICTs change the way social movement organizations communicate with each other?; and how do they affect the way these movements mobilize and intervene in public debates and political conflicts?

Author Biography

Wim van de Donk is Professor of Public Administration at Tilburg University, and member of the Scientific Counsel for Government Policy in The Hague. Brian. D. Loader is Director of the Community Informatics Research & Applications Unit (www.cira.org.uk) based at the University of Teesside, UK. He is also Editor of the international journal Information, Communication & Society (www.infosoc.co.uk). Paul G. Nixon is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the Haagse Hogeschool, Den Haag, Netherlands. Dieter Rucht is Professor of Sociology at the Social Science Research Center Berlin.