Networked publics and digital contention : the politics of everyday life in Tunisia / Mohamed Zayani.
Series: Oxford studies in digital politics: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190239800 (ebook) :Subject(s): Social media -- Political aspects -- Tunisia | Online social networks -- Political aspects -- Tunisia | Social movements -- Tunisia | Youth -- Political activity -- Tunisia | Tunisia -- Politics and government -- 2011-Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780190239763DDC classification: 320.961109051 LOC classification: HN784.Z9 | I5693 2015Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: How is the adoption of digital media in the Arab world affecting the relationship between the state and its subjects? What new forms of online engagement and strategies of resistance have emerged from the aspirations of digitally empowered citizens? This book tells the compelling story of the concurrent evolution of technology and society in the Middle East and North Africa region. It brings into focus the intricate relationship between Internet development, youth activism, cyber resistance, and political participation.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Published in collaboration with Georgetown University's Center for International and Regional Studies, School of Foreign Service in Qatar.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How is the adoption of digital media in the Arab world affecting the relationship between the state and its subjects? What new forms of online engagement and strategies of resistance have emerged from the aspirations of digitally empowered citizens? This book tells the compelling story of the concurrent evolution of technology and society in the Middle East and North Africa region. It brings into focus the intricate relationship between Internet development, youth activism, cyber resistance, and political participation.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 21, 2015).