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Les élections iraniennes de 2009 sur Twitter et Facebook: les formes contemporaines du militarisme informationnel
The Iranian presidential election in 2009 on Twitter and Facebook: the contemporary forms of the militancy

Author(s): Mahsa Yousefi Darani, Isabelle Hare
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: ESSACHESS
Keywords: diaspora; elections; Facebook; Iran; militancy; revolution; social networks; Twitter

Summary/Abstract: The result of the Iranian elections of 2009 started a confusion of a new order. The demonstrations in the street were relieved by the platforms of social networks, Twitter and Facebook. The Iranians in Iran and outside Iran seized these tools to make their voice listen to the whole world.

  • Issue Year: III/2010
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 93-115
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: French
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