Symposium on political communication and social movements: ships passing in the night

Rohlinger, Deana A.

doi:10.1080/1369118x.2019.1568514

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“…Such an inquiry should begin with comparing the affordances of different technological innovations-whether through old media like newspapers or new media like social network sites-and identifying the impacts on the political communication and mobilization of social movements. Moving forward, scholars should put social movements research in direct conversation with political communication scholarship, which has been quicker to examine the uses of digital technologies (Earl 2018, Rohlinger 2019, Sobieraj 2019. We might ask such questions as how and to what extent activists employ some technologies and not others; how the specific affordances of each technology might provide constraints or opportunities for the mobilization and effects of social movements; and how differential, unequal access to some platforms over others might affect the trajectory of social movement mobilization among some collective groups and not others.…”

Section: Challenges and New Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contemporary Social Movements in a Hybrid Media Environment

Caren

Andrews

2020

Annu. Rev. Sociol.

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Media are central to the dynamics of protest and social movements. Contemporary social movements face a shifting environment composed of new media technologies and platforms that enable new identities, organizational forms, and practices. We review recent research focusing on the ways in which movements shape and are shaped by the media environment and the ways in which changes in the media environment have reshaped participation, mobilization, and impacts of activism. We conclude with the following recommendations for scholarship in this burgeoning area: move toward a broader conception of media in movements; expand engagement with scholarship in neighboring disciplines that study politics, media, and communication; develop new methodological and analytical skills for emerging forms of media; and investigate the ways in which media are enhancing, altering, or undermining the ability of movements to mobilize support, shape broader identities and attitudes, and secure new advantages from targets and authorities. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Sociology, Volume 46 is July 30, 2020. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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Section: Challenges and New Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%