Cyberactivism and citizen journalism in Egypt : digital dissidence and political change /: digital dissidence and political change. ([2016])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Cyberactivism and citizen journalism in Egypt : digital dissidence and political change /: digital dissidence and political change. ([2016])
- Main Title:
- Cyberactivism and citizen journalism in Egypt : digital dissidence and political change
- Further Information:
- Note: Courtney C. Radsch.
- Authors:
- Radsch, Courtney C
- Contents:
- Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Table; Chapter 1: Introduction: Cyberactivism and Social Movements; The Research Question; Refuting Technological Determinism and the Formality of Political Inquiry; Background and the Case Study: Egypt's Bloggers and the Tactical Repertoire of Cyberactivism; Pioneering the Cyberactivist Repertoire: The Evolution of Blogs and Social Networking; Facebook; Twitter; Conceptual Framework and Theoretical Apparatus; Social Movement; Mechanisms; Cyberactivism; Social Constructivism and the Role of Dominant Communication Forms; Public Sphere; Field Theory Network Theory and LogicConclusion and Chapter Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Embodied and Virtual Ethnography: Doing Research in the Digital Age; Part I: Methodology; Part II: Methods; Bounding the Egyptian Blogosphere; Data Collection: Reality and Virtuality-Ethnographic Access and Participant Observation; Gaining Access; Reflexivity; Data Analysis; Part III: Notes on Application of the Method; The Mechanics of Doing Research; Wasta; Virtual Wasta and Social Networking; Gaining Access to Egyptian Bloggers; Notes; References Chapter 3: The Legal-Regulatory Dynamics of the Public SphereThe State-Media Dynamic; Competing Paradigms; Investing in ICT Development; Path Dependency; The Legal Environment; Citizenship, Journalism, and the Constitution; The Residue of Colonialism: What Egypt's Press Laws and Penal Code Reveal About the State's Approach to Freedom of Expression;Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Table; Chapter 1: Introduction: Cyberactivism and Social Movements; The Research Question; Refuting Technological Determinism and the Formality of Political Inquiry; Background and the Case Study: Egypt's Bloggers and the Tactical Repertoire of Cyberactivism; Pioneering the Cyberactivist Repertoire: The Evolution of Blogs and Social Networking; Facebook; Twitter; Conceptual Framework and Theoretical Apparatus; Social Movement; Mechanisms; Cyberactivism; Social Constructivism and the Role of Dominant Communication Forms; Public Sphere; Field Theory Network Theory and LogicConclusion and Chapter Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Embodied and Virtual Ethnography: Doing Research in the Digital Age; Part I: Methodology; Part II: Methods; Bounding the Egyptian Blogosphere; Data Collection: Reality and Virtuality-Ethnographic Access and Participant Observation; Gaining Access; Reflexivity; Data Analysis; Part III: Notes on Application of the Method; The Mechanics of Doing Research; Wasta; Virtual Wasta and Social Networking; Gaining Access to Egyptian Bloggers; Notes; References Chapter 3: The Legal-Regulatory Dynamics of the Public SphereThe State-Media Dynamic; Competing Paradigms; Investing in ICT Development; Path Dependency; The Legal Environment; Citizenship, Journalism, and the Constitution; The Residue of Colonialism: What Egypt's Press Laws and Penal Code Reveal About the State's Approach to Freedom of Expression; Censorship; The Victim Becomes the Defendant; Protest Against Amendments to the Press Law; Bitter Lemons from the First "Arab Spring": US Democracy Promotion in the Middle East; Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 4: We the People: Citizen Journalism in the Era of Social MediaCitizen Journalism: Definitional Distinction; Activism and Objectivity; Citizen Journalism in Episodes of Contention; Eid al-Fitr Sexual Attacks; Kolena Laila; The Emad al-Kabir Torture Video; Military Tribunals and the Rise of ENSAA; Creation of the Category of Citizen Journalist; Citizen Journalism Versus Citizen Journalists; Naming as Certification; The Certification Role of International Freedom of Expression Organizations; The Journalistic Field in Egypt: Media Contestation and Framing; Al Jazeera's Certification Role Certification by Domestic Independent Media Explaining Certification Dynamics and Lag Time; Plagiarism as a Form of Certification; Structural Advantages and Disadvantages of Citizen Journalism; Economics of Blogging and Citizen Journalism; Language Choices and a New Vocabulary for Dissent; Conclusion: Citizen Journalism as Cyberactivism; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Cyberactivism and Egypt's Youth Movement; Early Adopters and Key Innovators; Kefaya: Symbiosis with Young Bloggers and Embodied Activism … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 070.4
Political science
Citizen journalism -- Egypt
Social movements -- Political aspects -- Egypt
Blogs -- Political aspects -- Egypt
Social media -- Political aspects -- Egypt
Internet -- Political aspects -- Egypt
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism
Citizen journalism
Internet -- Political aspects
Social media -- Political aspects
Social movements -- Political aspects
Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy
Technology & Engineering -- General
Law -- General
Social Science -- General
Politics & government
Political structures: democracy
Engineering: general
Law
Society & social sciences
Democracy
Engineering
Law
Social sciences
Political Science -- General
Political science & theory
Egypt
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- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781137480699
1137480696 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781137497895
1137497890 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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