The Arab Spring in Egypt: the Role of Social Media (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783659845918)

Social network platforms are tools, which are not just utilized for entertainment, but also serve as a multiple purpose tool in other areas, including politics. Egyptians have utilized these tools to communicate, coordinate, and bring about mass protests, since 2010. Drawing on the theoretical concepts of the public sphere and communicative action of Habermas, with the new public sphere and network society this work examines the role of SNSs during the Arab Spring in Egypt. The lit review assumes that SNSs are causes of political upheavals. The article, however, argues that the SNSs are simply an instrument for communication and mobilization of people in the Egyptian 25th January political uprising.

Author: Farhad Hassan
ISBN-10: 3659845914
ISBN-13: 9783659845918
Publisher: Scholars' Press
Language: English
Published: 05/28/2020
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d