Civic Engagement in Exile
Exploring Social Media Presence of Dissidents From Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12977439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Punny Kabir (0000-0001-7740-3754, Heidelberg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 516-532 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Press/Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1940-1612 • E-ISSN: 1040-1620 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/19401612211047200 |
| OpenAlex | W3205143503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
The emergence and the consequent popularity of social media in the 21st century have given dissenters living in exile an unprecedented opportunity to stay involved in domestic debates and disseminate information to local and international audiences. From an authoritarian context, the rebellious voices from exiled spaces are considered threats for building external pressure on the regime. In contemporary Bangladesh, the right to exercise freedom of expression is increasingly curtailed by various state-sponsored repressive measures, forcing many dissidents to leave the country. But many of them are continuously participating in civic affairs taking place in the digital sphere of the society they physically left behind. Why and how do certain exiled dissidents influence public discourse in Bangladesh through social media platforms? This is a vital question that drives the qualitative ethnographic research which employs interviews of five exiles and analysis of their social media usage from May to October 2020
Authoritarianism · Civic engagement · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Digital media · Globalization · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Public relations · Public sphere · Social media · Sociology · State (computer science · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Gender Studies · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · History · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |