Cyber Activism in Iran
A Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2414826 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Afsane Danesh (0009-0003-0230-3814, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, corresponding author), Seyyed Hossein Athari (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Media + Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2056-3051 • E-ISSN: 2056-3051 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/20563051241279258 |
| OpenAlex | W4402849936 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 24 |
One of the most obvious characteristics of Iran's protests in September 2022 is the emergence of a type of cyber activism that, unlike mass activism, is formed first in cyberspace. Networks have redefined social action and structure in our societies and have important consequences on production processes, power, and culture, challenging political systems, and creating legitimacy crises. The subject of the present research is important because cyber activism has an external aspect and has changed the shape of Iran's social movements. This article is based on the Twitter data analysis method and using MAXQDA. Referring to Castells' network society theory, it addresses this question: What role did the Twitter play in September 2022 in Mahsa Amini's social movement? This article shows that the Twitter, in the context of existing dissatisfactions and in the absence of active organizations and parties, has led to an increase in cyberactivism in Iran. This cyberactivism encompasses mass self-communication, occupation of urban space, horizontal leadership, globalization of messages, mobilization and guidance of public opinion, nationalism, the subjectivity of women, and their identification has been its external manifestation
Political activism · Political science · Politics · Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Social Media and Politics
Political Order in Changing Societies
The voice and the eye
The Information Age
Open Networks, Closed Regimes
From Public Sphere to Civic Culture
Individuals in Movements
Dialogic strategies and outcomes
Post-Islamism
New media, new movements? The role of the internet in shaping the ‘anti‐globalization’ movement
The Practises of Internet Networking – A Resource for Alternative Political Movements
Social Movements
Theories of the Information Society
Marginal Voices in Cyberspace
A Method for Studying Social Actors
Revolution without Revolutionaries
Identity and injustice
Toward a Sociology of the Network Society
The Next Generation of Collective Action Research
From Social to Political Identity
The Paradox of Civil Society
Social Network Sites
Identity, Emotion, and Feminist Collective Action
Resource Mobilization Theory and the Study of Social Movements
| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |