Mobilizing discontent
Social media and networked activism since the Great East Japan Earthquake
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20041312 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Love Kindstrand, Kho Nishimura (0009-0000-8047-0982), Keiko Nishimura, David H Slater, David Slater (0000-0003-2777-9387) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 53-65 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Routledge Handbook of New Media in Asia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315774626-6 |
| OpenAlex | W4391942945 |
| ISBN | 9781315774626 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The ways in which social media becomes recognized, legitimated and used as an effective tool of political activity—that is, framing issues, mobilizing members, logistical organizing of offline events and the subsequent re-representation of these events to a wider audience—depends upon a number of contingent factors. These factors differ quite widely with respect to time and place, media environment and social structure, cultural expectations and political context. In many cases, Japan included, social media is primarily used as a casual tool of social networking, a way for friends and families to stay in touch, a way for people to keep up with news and the flow of popular culture
Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Social media · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Social Media and Politics
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |