Social Media and Social Movements

This book examines the increased utilization of social media in daily life and its impact on social movements. The contributors analyze "e;social media revolutions"e; such as the Arab Spring, the 15-M movement in Spain, the Occupy Nigeria movement, and the Occupy Gezi movement in Turkey. The contributors to this collection-academics, researchers, and activists-implement diverse methodological approaches, both descriptive and quantitative, to cut across various disciplines, including communication and media studies, cultural studies, politics, sociology, and education.