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Egyptian Revolution 2.0: Political Blogging, Civic Engagement, and Citizen Journalism
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), viii, 241 pp.
"This book sheds light on the growing phenomenon of cyberactivism in the Arab world, with a special focus on the Egyptian political blogosphere and its role in paving the way to democratization and socio-political change in Egypt, which culminated in Egypt's historical popular revolution." (Publishe
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Village Voices for Development: A Study in the Use of Radio to Promote Human Rights and Enable Citizens to Act on Their Rights to Information and Freedom of Speech in Southern Madagascar
Tolagnaro (RM); London: Andry-Lalana-Tohana (ALT); Andrew Lees Trust (2013), 62 pp.
"The purpose of this report is to share the key findings of the VVD radio project in Southern Madagascar after six months of broadcasts in 2012, in particular to document the design and evolution of the pilot project; feedback the outcomes to participating stakeholders; inform the donor community ab
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Youth, Facebook and Politics in South Africa
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2013), pp. 119-130
"This article explores how Facebook is used by South African youth, with particular reference to their political participation and involvement. Research has shown the declining involvement of young people in political processes, particularly since democratic elections in 1994. This is an internation
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Guía para radialistas por la democracia
VOCES Paraguay (2013), 85 pp.
"El kit se conforma de varios recursos para facilitar la tarea de los y las radialistas, tanto para la producción periodística previa a cada programa, como para el desarrollo del programa en sí. Se contempla como un eje de fundamental importancia la participación de la audiencia, y en ese sentid
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Factual Debate and Discussion Programmes and Their Influence on Political Participation, Political Knowledge and Political Efficacy
London: BBC Media Action (2013), 40 pp.
"The review found that there is evidence that exposure to dialogic formats can have an impact on political participation. It is clear, however, that the relationship between exposure to programming and manifest forms of participation cannot be studied in isolation to other important outcomes such as
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Cyberactivism in the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions: Potentials, Limitations, Overlaps and Divergences
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 69-86
"This article discusses the role of ‘cyberactivism’ or the role played by new media in paving the way for political transformation, in both the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions of 2011. It starts with a discussion of the potentials of cyberactivism in both of these revolutions, especially how t
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Le cyberactivisme au Maghreb et dans le monde arabe
Tunis; Paris: Institut de la Recherche sur le Maghreb Contemporain (IRMC); Karthala (2013), 269 pp.
Many Clicks But Little Sticks: Social Media Activism in Indonesia
Journal of Contemporary Asia, volume 43, issue 4 (2013), pp. 636-657
"Rather than viewing social media activism as the harbinger of social change or dismissing it as mere “slacktivism,” the article provides a more nuanced argument by identifying the conditions under which participation in social media might lead to successful political activism. In social media,
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Social Media and Civic Participation: Literature Review and Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh and Palestinian Territories
London: BBC Media Action; London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2013), 55 pp.
"Highlights the findings of the LSE students’ work undertaken between October 2012 and March 2013: a literature review and analysis of BBC Media Action data from Palestinian Territories and Bangladesh on use of social media and civic participation. Findings include: Use of social media is positive
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Gendering the "Arab Spring:" Arab Women Journalists/Activists, "Cyberfeminism," and the Socio-Political Revolution
"Any observer of the so-called Arab Spring, the massive wave of political revolt that has been sweeping the Arab region since 2011, could not help but notice the visible role that women have been playing in it. Hundreds of thousands of Arab women throughout the region, including in some of the most
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New Directions of Internet Activism in Egypt
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, volume 38, issue 3 (2013), pp. 251-267
"Research on new media has always highlighted the assumption that in authoritarian contexts, communication technologies provide political activists with ampler space than available in the heavily policed physical world. However, social and political changes taking place throughout Egypt and the Arab
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Revolution 2.0? Die Bedeutung digitaler Medien für politische Mobilisierung und Protest
In: Globale Trends 2013: Frieden, Entwicklung, Umwelt
Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag (2012), pp. 157-172
La participación de la comunidad en las radios locales y comunitarias: Un estudio exploratorio en África, Asia, América Latina y el Pacífico
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2012), 19 pp.
"Este informe presenta los principales resultados de tres sondeos regionales sobre la participación en las radios locales y comunitarias en África, América Latina, Asia y el Pacífico. Los sondeos investigaron la participación de las respectivas comunidades en la programación, la gestión, la p
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Mobile Activism and Social Media in Asia
In: Asian Communication Handbook
Clicks, Cabs, and Coffee Houses: Social Media and Oppositional Movements in Egypt, 2004–2011
Journal of Communication, volume 62 (2012), pp. 231-248
"To deepen our understanding of the relationship between social media and political change during the Egyptian uprising of early 2011, events in Tahrir Square must be situated in a larger context of media use and recent history of online activism. For several years, the most successful social moveme
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Getting it Right: A Journalists’ Guide to Conducting Community Radio Debate
Kampala: Panos Eastern Africa (2012), viii, 39 pp.
"Panos is working with 20 radio stations across Uganda to give voice to the voiceless through facilitating debate. It isagainst this background that Panos Eastern Africa (PEA) has developed this Guide to help our partner radio stations and journalists improve the quality of their debate and hope it
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La participation de la communauté dans les radios locales et communautaires: Une étude exploratoire en Afrique, en Asie, en Amérique latine et en Océanie
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2012), 19 pp.
"Ce rapport présente les principales conclusions de trois enquêtes régionales sur la participation dans certaines stations de radio locales et communautaires en Afrique, en Asie, en Amérique latine et en Océanie. Les enquêtes ont porté sur la participation des communautés dans la programmati
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100 Best Practices in Combating Trafficking in Persons: The Role of Civil Society
Washington, DC: Johns Hopkins University, Protection Project (2012), 122 pp.
"The Protection Project encourages the dissemination of information about the best ways to combat trafficking in persons by recommending five main components of civil society: (a) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), (b) corporations, (c) academia, (d) media, and (e) faith-based organizations. The
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Comunicación para el cambio social: Universidad, sociedad civil y medios
Madrid: Catarata (2012), 160 pp.
"¿Qué comunicación nos enseñan en la universidad? ¿Cuál nos brindan los medios? ¿Qué es la comunicación? ¿Y el cambio social? ¿Tienen sentido juntos? ¿Qué comunicación practican las ONGD? ¿Necesitamos un nuevo comunicador? ¿Reconocemos el papel de las radios comunitarias en la comuni
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