Leading Protests in the Digital Age: Youth Activism in Egypt and Syria (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030254490)

This book explores in detail new protest organisation and mobilisation strategies of young activists in the digital age with the aim to identify the tactics that worked well against those creating high risks in the context of digitally supported protests. Focusing on Egyptian protests as well as peaceful protests in Syria, the book offers rich and unique data as it brings together the experiences and voices of the key figures involved in the protests, both on the ground and online. It challenges perspectives that defined the Arab uprisings as leaderless movements formed through the non-hierarchical communication of digital technologies. The author presents three kinds of leaders that shape the political communication environment in digitally supported protests and highlights the significance of their leadership skills to the movements' capacities.

Author: Billur Aslan Ozgul
ISBN-10: 3030254496
ISBN-13: 9783030254490
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2019
Pages: 244
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d