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1 online resource (xv, 275 pages) |
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Oxford studies in digital politics |
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Oxford studies in digital politics.
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| Contents |
Cover ; Networked Publics and Digital Contention: The Politics of Everyday Life in Tunisia ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction: On Digital contention and Everyday Life ; Media and the Arab Predicament; The Youth Factor; Cracking the Carapace; Embracing the Unthinkable; The Technology Conundrum; Digital Citizens in Contention; Politics and Everyday Life; Political Mediations; Research Design and Interpretative Framework; Scope and Organization; Chapter 2: The Mirage of Progress: A Nation's Unfulfilled Promise; The Authoritarian Impulse |
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The Political GameThe Islamists' Challenge; Legitimacy through Growth; An Illusionary Stability; Cheated Dreamers; A Captive Society; An Ingrained Culture of Fear; Looking the Other Way; Conclusion; Chapter 3: A Crisis of Authority: Offline Activism and Simmering Discontent ; Pockets of Resistance; Cracks in the System; The Myth of Invincibility ; The Range of the Underprivileged ; The Neglected Deep South ; Breaking the Code of Silence; The Cradle of the Revolution; Protests Gather Strength; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Cyber-Activism Comes of Age: Activists, Diasporas, and Networks |
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Modernization via the InternetThe First Generation of Cyber Activists; Where Pop Culture Meets Politics; A Catalyst for Cyber-activism; Reflection and Information; Reinventing Independent Journalism; The Lure of Cyber-dissidence; Local Grievances, Global ActivismIn; Chapter 5: The Politicization of the Blogosphere: When Diarists Become Activists ; Blogging Begins to Take Hold; The Nawaat Turning Point; Testing the Waters; The Devolution of the Blogosphere; A Reanimated Blogosphere; Artful Contention; Redrawing the Boundaries; Conclusion |
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Chapter 6: The Battle over Internet Control: From the Web to the StreetThe Digital Dilemma; Looming Challenges; New Dispositions; Counter-Strategies and Maneuvers; The Facebook Clash; The Tortuous Politics of Censorship; Orwellian Schemes; The Irksomeness of Censorship; An Electronic Uprising; The UN Year of Youth; A Real Protest for Virtual Freedom; Reimagining Citizenship; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Mediatizing the Revolution: The Appeal of Social Networks; Connective Digital Networks; Digital Discontent; The Silent Opposition; Into the Storm; Cherchez Al Jazeera; Conclusion |
| Summary |
How is the adoption of digital media in the Arab world affecting the relationship between the state and its subjects? What new forms of online engagement and strategies of resistance have emerged from the aspirations of digitally empowered citizens? This book tells the compelling story of the concurrent evolution of technology and society in the Middle East and North Africa region. It brings into focus the intricate relationship between Internet development, youth activism, cyber resistance, and political participation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 19, 2015) |
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Social media -- Political aspects -- Tunisia
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Online social networks -- Political aspects -- Tunisia
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Social movements -- Tunisia
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Youth -- Political activity -- Tunisia
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Online social networks -- Political aspects
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Politics and government
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Social media -- Political aspects
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Social movements
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Youth -- Political activity
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| SUBJECT |
Tunisia -- Politics and government -- 2011- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012004208
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| Subject |
Tunisia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190239787 |
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0190239786 |
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9780190239800 |
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0190239808 |
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