Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution

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Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution

This article explores how social media acted as a catalyst for protest mobilization during the Tunisian revolution in late 2010 and early 2011. Using evidence from protests we argue that social media acted as an important resource for popular mobilization against the Ben Ali regime. Drawing on insig...

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Main Authors:	Breuer, Anita, Landman, Todd, Farquhar, Dorothea
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2014
Subjects:	Political Protest Mobilization Information Technologies Social Media Tunisia
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33995/

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