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Information Communication & Society· 2013Q1

Networks of outrage and hope: social movements in the internet age

Joss Hands

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This paper explores how social movements operate and are shaped by the internet, focusing on the dynamics of online networks.

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  • Social movements are increasingly shaped by internet technologies.
  • Online networks facilitate the mobilization and expression of 'outrage' and 'hope'.
  • The digital age presents new dynamics and challenges for activism.

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Abstract

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes on contributorJoss Hands is Reader in Media and Critical Theory and Director of the Anglia Research Centre in Media and Culture at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. [email: joss.hands@anglia.ac.uk]

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