Cyberspace Attacks and Social Media Momentum: Building Blocks from Syria to Ukraine

Ina Wanca ()
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Ina Wanca: John Jay College of Criminal Justice

A chapter in Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy, 2017, pp 173-187 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract During the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, a new pattern of social engagement has emerged. Civil society pigeons hiding behind a common group name endure as an active actor in the ongoing affairs by initiating cyber-attacks against institutions and symbols of public power. By analyzing this new trend, the chapter seeks to answer the global questions of how digital tools expand the context of motivation for social engagement, and what participating in a global civil society looks like in the digital era.

Keywords: Social Movement; Digital Technology; Participatory Democracy; Contentious Politics; Orange Revolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51454-3_11

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