The emergence of new communication technologies--such as the Internet and social media networking sites and platforms--has strongly affected social movement activism. In this compelling and timely book, Victoria Carty examines these movements and their uses of digital technologies within the context of social movement theory and history. With an accessible and unique mix of theory and real-world examples, Social Movements and New Technology takes readers on a tour through MoveOn and Tea Party e-mail campaigns, the hacktavist tactics of Anonymous, global online protests against...
The emergence of new communication technologies--such as the Internet and social media networking sites and platforms--has strongly affected social mo...
