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A firsthand account and incisive analysis of up to date protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements’ greatest strengths and frequent challenges
To take into account a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti–Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we will have to first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of the use of new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. An incisive observer, creator, and participant in today’s social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book the nuanced trajectories of up to date protests—how they form, how they operate another way from past protests, and why they’ve difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change.
Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with insightful analysis. She describes how the internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies all the way through Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that began in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture—and offer essential insights into the way forward for governance.
To take into account a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti–Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we will have to first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of the use of new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. An incisive observer, creator, and participant in today’s social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book the nuanced trajectories of up to date protests—how they form, how they operate another way from past protests, and why they’ve difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change.
Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with insightful analysis. She describes how the internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies all the way through Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that began in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture—and offer essential insights into the way forward for governance.
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