William Auriemma WRD 104 An Inconsistent Relationship: Social Media and Political Activists Since the “Arab Spring” movement of early 2011‚ many have sought to understand the role played by Internet users and Social media platforms in overturning oppressive and totalitarian regimes. With great thanks to Twitter‚ Tunisians usefully mobilized social change. Without Facebook‚ how could Egyptians possibly have accomplished such timely and coordinated public protests? Perspectives often range
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Did social media support the “Arab Spring”? (Credits: http://www.heraldsun.com.au) A research conducted by Tim Tabak and Leon da Silva INDEX Executive Summary 3 Introduction 3 Research 4 * Methods 4 * Sub-Questions and discussion 4 * Discussion and conclusion 7 * Recommendation 8 Reference List 9 Annotated Bibliography 10 Appendix I - Our Expert/Interviewee 12
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growing number of users on social media platforms‚ such as Twitter‚ Facebook‚ YouTube‚ Flickr and the like. The recent political uprisings on the African continent have hinted towards the use of social media tools to bring about socio-political change and either directly or indirectly challenge the leadership status quo. Many have refuted the claims of the impact of social media during the uprisings‚ such as Malcolm Gladwell who dismisses the relevant importance the media‚ academics and thought leaders
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Arab Spring? Social Movement? Change in society is not always bad‚ a time of transition from one phase towards another is something that might bring a better condition for the future. Even if the transition period are filled with violence‚ the end result of the transformation can be either in the shape of new government or even a society change. The beginning of those transitions and transformation are triggered by an action call social movement. In this paper‚ the writer will attempt to describe
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Introduction The ‘Arab’ spring of 2011 is a wave of revolutions taking place in the Arab world. It has its own and unique characteristics. The name is an allusion to the 1848 “Spring time of the Peoples”. The 1848 revolution was also a political upheaval throughout Europe and it spread to almost 50 countries including Latin America; whereas the cause of Arab Spring is also “dissatisfaction with political leadership”. That is why a comparison is drawn between these two revolutions. This term was
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The Arab Spring Uprisings‚ revolts‚ and protests across the Arab world 2010 - present EFFECTS OF MANDATE SYSTEM What is the Arab Spring? • Arab Spring is the term popularly applied to the series of revolutionary activities that have swept the Middle East and North Africa since December 2010. • It has led to the overthrow of dictators‚ massive protests‚ and a general sense of civil unrest as countries have united for democratic change. •The largest protests have occurred on what are
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ARAB SPRING The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday‚ 18 December 2010. To date‚ there have been revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya resulting in the fall of the country’s government; civil uprisings in Bahrain. Syria‚ and Yemen; major protests in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Morocco‚ and Oman; and minor protests in Lebanon‚ Mauritania‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Sudan‚ and Western Sahara. Clashes at the
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The Tunisian Arab Spring The attempts to transition to democracy On December 17‚ 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi‚ a Tunisian street vendor‚ self immolated himself in protest and desperation to the severe oppression and humiliation he had been subjected to for years. 90% of Bouazizi’s body was severely burnt and two weeks later Bouazizi passed away in a local hospital (Gardner‚ 2011). Bouazizi’s protest not only sparked an upset but was also was the product
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Final Write 1500 words describing the Arab Spring‚ and what the conditions are today in the Arab countries; that were part of it. 1) Egypt‚ Tunisia 2) Yemen‚ Bahrain 3) Syria 4) Libya Introduction; The Arab world has been a scene of uprisings and revolts for its entire modern history. Arabs have revolted against colonial and local tyranny every decade before and after the World War I. During the French occupation the people of Cairo revolted repeatedly‚ briefly liberating the city from
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The Arab Spring Study Questions A. Reasons behind the Arab Spring? There are various reasons behind the Arab Spring. One of the reasons was that a Tunisian young man‚ unable to find a job‚ had his cart of merchandise taken away by the‚ which led him to burn himself in the streets‚ next to thousands of people. Unemployment is one of the main reasons which lead to the revolt. After that‚ manifestations were going on in the cities of Tunisia. The poverty and unemployment that was going on in Tunisia
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