Energizing the political movements in developing countries: On the role of social media

Sorour, Karim and Dey, Bidit (2014) Energizing the political movements in developing countries: On the role of social media. Capital & Class, 38 (3). pp. 508-515. ISSN 0309-8168

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Abstract

Social media-led mass movements have dominated news headlines in recent times. The success stories of the Occupy movements, anti-globalisation demonstrations in the West, mass protests at Tahrir Square in Cairo and Taksim Square in Istanbul, demonstrations against sexual harassment in Delhi and the Shahbag Square uprising in Dhaka all underpin the fact that in both developed and developing societies, social media can potentially play an important role in organising large scale socio-political events. This ‘Behind the News’ article reflects on and analyses the recent ‘social-media-led’ political eruptions in two developing countries, Egypt and Bangladesh.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	N200 Management studies
Department:	Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User:	Karim Sorour
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2014 13:31
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2019 09:50
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/18020

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