Democracy's Fourth Wave?: Digital Media and the Arab Spring

by Philip N. Howard and Muzammil M. Hussain

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Did digital media really "cause" the Arab Spring, or is it an important factor of the story behind what might become democracy's fourth wave? An unlikely network of citizens used digital media to start a cascade of social protest that ultimately toppled four of the world's most entrenched dictators. Howard and Hussain find that the complex causal recipe includes several economic, political and cultural factors, but that digital media is consistently...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199936978

ISBN13:9780199936977

Release Date:March 2013

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Communication & Media Studies History Political Freedom Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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