Understanding Internet Use in Grassroots Campaigns: Internet and Social Movement Theory

Lasse Berntzen (), Marius Rohde-Johannessen () and James Godbolt ()
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Lasse Berntzen: Buskerud and Vestfold University College
Marius Rohde-Johannessen: Buskerud and Vestfold University College
James Godbolt: Buskerud and Vestfold University College

Chapter Chapter 2 in User-Centric Technology Design for Nonprofit and Civic Engagements, 2014, pp 15-24 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this chapter is to shed light on the use of the Internet in grassroots campaigns. Ideas from social movement theory are used as a theoretical framework. Three different cases, spanning a period of 8 years, are examined to find development patterns. The chapter concludes with a discussion of what impact technology used by grassroots movements has on modern politics.

Keywords: Social Medium; Social Movement; Voter Turnout; Social Movement Research; Political Opportunity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05963-1_2

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