Sökning: "online activism"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden online activism.
1. Radical Online Video : YouTube, video activism and social movement media practices
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores contemporary modes of video activism for a radical politics of the Left. It offers an analytical contribution to media and communication that promotes an understanding of radical online video as modes of political engagement in contemporary online environments. LÄS MER
2. Politics on the net : NGO practices and experiences
Sammanfattning : This study investigates how different kinds of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), operating in different national political contexts, perceive and use the Internet as a political space. The political space concept, as defined here, encompasses two dimensions of Internet use: one external, where organisations use the Internet for online activism and campaigning, and one internal, signifying organisational use of the Internet to promote engagement and interactivity with members and/or supporters. LÄS MER
3. “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” : Activist Practices in an Era of Mediatized Surveillance
Sammanfattning : One of the defining features of contemporary zeitgeist is that we live in an era of mediatization – a metaprocess, through (and by) which all everyday relations increasingly depend on networked media technologies and online communication channels.Due to rapid developments in digital electronics, all these Internet- or mobile-enabled platforms, and devices, are prone to the processes of quantification and datafication, and as such, surveillance is a principal dimension that lies at the core of mediatization. LÄS MER
4. Equity Crowdfunding: What about the Crowd?
Sammanfattning : This thesis is about equity crowdfunding (ECF), and the crowd that makes its existence possible. ECF is a financing method for start-ups and firms that need equity capital to grow their businesses. During an “equity crowdfunding campaign”, entrepreneurs raise funds from a diverse crowd on an online platform, offering shares in return. LÄS MER
5. From Exclusion to Extremism : The Role of Significance Loss and Identity in the Radicalization Process
Sammanfattning : The present thesis aims to examine the causal role of social exclusion within theradicalization process and further to explore moderating and mediating factors. In recent years there has been a move away from trying to understand who is at risk of becoming an extremist, to exploring what makes someone at risk. LÄS MER