by Guobin Yang Recently, the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association was held in Philadelphia. The theme of…
Digital Vigilantism as Critical Reinforcement of Law and Order
by Daniel Trottier A recent development in the area of digital media and social movements is the use of mediated…
Social Movements and Media Technologies: Present Challenges and Future Developments Seminar Series (SoME Seminars)
The Social Movements and Media Technologies: Present Challenges and Future Developments Seminar Series (SoME Seminars) is funded by the Economic…
The Populist Turn of the 2011 Protest Wave
by Paolo Gerbaudo For anybody with some experience in social movements and the radical Left, the movements of 2011 have…
Social Media and the Future of the Labour Movement
by Lina Dencik The use of social media platforms for campaigning and protests in recent years has illustrated some important…
Samosas for Social Change? Food Activism and Media Ecologies
by Eva Giraud The title of this blog is a tribute to local Nottingham collective Veggies Catering Campaign, who –…
Staying in the Spotlight: Strategically Adaptive Movements
by Julian Gottlieb A cadre of academics have reignited their hope and optimism about the future of political activism amidst…
“Far from the Official Lights of Facebook Walls and Pages”: Backstage Activism and the Enduring Significance of Internal Communicative Dynamics within Digital Social Movements
by Emiliano Treré In 2012, after one year as a lecturer in Mexico, an unexpected event changed both the face…
Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent by Stuart Price and Ruth Sanz Sabido
-by Stuart Price and Ruth Sanz Sabido Our goal in editing Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent was to…
Paths of “Empowerment” Swept under the Starry Rug
by Marina Fuser Patricia Arquette’s speech upon receiving the Oscar for best supporting actress (Boyhood) was met by an enthusiastic…
Articulating Dissent: Protest and the Public Sphere
by Pollyanna Ruiz The mainstream’s current lack of familiarity with the organisational strategies of coalition movements has resulted in a…
Decolonizing Coexistence: Beyond Hebdo
By Marina Fuser This was a disturbing weekend for humanity: from Paris to Nigeria, from Lebanon to São Paulo, we…