SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL UNREST
SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL UNREST
Author(s): Sorin Suciu, Dalia PetcuSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Eurostampa
Keywords: social media; political cyberactivism; revolutions; Arab Spring
Summary/Abstract: Our paper analyzes the relation between social media and political movements in contemporary world. Many authors consider that social media, especially social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are responsible for triggering the revolutions in the Arab world. Is the “Arab Spring” the result of modern technologies or its origins are more profound and mundane, deeply rooted in the society? Our response is that social media played an important, but only instrumental role.
Journal: Anale. Seria Ştiinţe Economice. Timişoara
- Issue Year: XVIII/2012
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 846-850
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English