CMNS 453 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Arab Spring, Fax
16 Jul 2016
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Unit 10 mobile activism: networks of outrade & hope . This sections focus on the network politics and activism associated with the mobile society. Mobile technologies are shaping the ways in which we participate in politics. Public sphere is the space where citizens and governments interact: the public sphere can sometimes be dominated by the elites while leaving out smaller voices and groups. Mobile technologies provide an increased possibility for people to participate in politics and public life. Research shows that with the emergence of mobile devices have led to a rise in social. People power 2 was a case in which the philippines citizens used text messages and other forms of mobile communication to protest and overthrow the government of president joesph estrada. Mobile technologies have been used in many political actions like arab spring, occupy wall. Fuchs, argued against castells feeling his ideas depended too much on technology.
