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Cyberactivism: Online Activism in Theory and Practice - Hardcover

 
9780415943192: Cyberactivism: Online Activism in Theory and Practice
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415943191 ISBN 13: 9780415943192
Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Cyberactivism is a timely collection of essays examining the growing importance of online activism. The contributors show how online activists have not only incorporated recent technology as a tool for change, but also how they have changed the meaning of activism, what community means, and how they conceive of collective identity and democratic change. Topics addressed range from the Zapatista movement's use of the web to promote their cause globally to the establishment of alternative media sources like indymedia.org to the direct action of "hacktivists" who disrupt commercial computer networks. Cyberactivism is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the impact of the Internet on politics today.

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About the Author

Martha McCaughey is Associate Professor and Director of Women's Studies in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Tech. Mike Ayers is a doctorial student in Sociology at the New School for Social Research.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415943191
ISBN 13 
9780415943192
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
320
Editor
MCCAUGHEY MARTHA, Ayers Michael