Social media and political unrest

Sorin Suciu () and Dalia Petcu ()
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Sorin Suciu: POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA
Dalia Petcu: TIBISCUS UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA

Anale. Seria Stiinte Economice. Timisoara, 2012, vol. XVIII, 843-847

Abstract: Our paper analyzes the relation between social media and political movements in contemporary world. Many authors consider that social media, especially social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are responsible for triggering the revolutions in the Arab world. Is the “Arab Spring” the result of modern technologies or its origins are more profound and mundane, deeply rooted in the society? Our response is that social media played an important, but only instrumental role.

Keywords: social media; political cyberactivism; revolutions; Arab Spring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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