This book is an extensive investigation of the complexities, ambiguities and shortcomings of
contemporary digital activism. The author deconstructs the reductionism of the literature on …

Since the start of large-scale waves of mobilisation in 2011, the importance of identity in the
study of collective action via computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been a source …

Over the last four decades, new modes of communication have redefined people's
engagement with media: media audiences are now also makers, influencers, followers …

The cover image therefore also speaks to our interest in politics, and specifically in how
protesters harness the rhetorical power of the visual to fight the powerful. To simply bemoan …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the use of Twitter hashtag as a
strategy to enhance the visibility and symbolic power of social movement-related …

Many scholars discuss the role of social media in the context of social movements, but there
remain major disagreements regarding the precise role that social media plays. One area …

The analysis of digital activism has so far been dominated by a techno-determinist approach
which views the content of various forms of activism supported by digital communication, as …

Public discourse is often caustic and conflict-filled. This trend seems to be particularly
evident when the content of such discourse is around moral issues (broadly defined) and …

Since its inception, a core aspiration of deliberative democracy has been to enable more
and better inclusion within democratic politics. In this article, we argue that deliberative …

In recent decades, digital activism has received a lot of scholarly and journalistic attention.
Even so, there remains no firm consensus on its precise definition and scope. This paper …