Reaching Beyond the Net
Political Circuits and Participation in Toronto's G20 Protests
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6220251 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Glenn J Stalker (York University), Linda Johnson Wood (0000-0002-8333-8052), Lesley Wood (0000-0002-9139-1507, York University, corresponding author), Lesley J Wood |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 178-198 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social movement studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-2829 • E-ISSN: 1474-2837 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14742837.2012.701054 |
| OpenAlex | W1984894090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
Using a survey of 359 participants in the 2010 protests against the G20 in Toronto, this paper examines the effects and effectiveness of the different communication media in informing diverse participants about the protest. It finds that the communication networks that surrounded the G20 summit protest in Toronto in 2010 were dense and interconnected. Drawing on Tilly's ‘political circuits’, the survey shows that activists at the core of these networks used a combination of online and offline modes of communication, while those outside of that core were reliant on fewer channels of information about the protests. These included people of colour, people who are not part of student networks, less educated people and people less involved in existing social movements. Using logistic regression models, we demonstrate that the digital divide may be less important than the structure and means of communication that make up the political circuits of a movement. Based on these models, we argue that communication modes such as social networking sites and the mainstream media may be important tools for bridging the gap between core and peripheral participants
Bridging (networking · Computer security · Core (optical fiber · Digital divide · Digital media · Geography · Information and Communications Technology · Mainstream · Media studies · Online and offline · Political communication · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social media · Social movement · Sociology · Summit · Survey data collection · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Media and Politics
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Multiple Imputation for Nonresponse in Surveys
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Online Interactions and Social Capital
Grieving for a Lost Network
Strong, Weak, and Latent Ties and the Impact of New Media
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The Internet and U. S. Communication Policy-Making in Historical and Critical Perspective
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How Do Organizations Matter? Mobilization and Support for Participants at Five Globalization Protests
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |