[Air-L] Arab spring & social media evidence

[Jacob Hecht]

What Was the Role of Social Media During the Arab Spring?

Project on Information Technology and Political Islam.  pITPI
http://pitpi.org/

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12947477/reports/pITPI_datamemo_2011.pdf

 

 <http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12947477/reports/pITPI_datamemo_2011.pdf> Howard
P.N., Duffy A., Freelon D., Hussain,M., Mari, W., & Mazaid, M., (2011)

 

 

 

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I think any "cause-effect model" for any large-scale social phenomenon

is sketchy, and I also think popular discourse loves such

simplification. That is to say, I don't think "This Caused That" is

something that evidence could directly demonstrate or refute (or even

"refudiate" ;).

 

That said, I've been reading Philip Howard's new book, "The Digital

Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy," which is quite good, and

provides something of a discussion of this question in its

conclusions, and suggests that ICTs can play an important part in a

"causal recipe" for democratization of Muslim states.

 

- Alex

 

 

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:52 PM, nativebuddha <nativebuddha at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Does anyone have evidence (or links to studies) that show the impact, or

> lack thereof, of social media on the Arab spring? This cause-effect model

> still circulates in the mediasphere, but what is the evidence show?

> 

> Thanks.

> 

> -Robert

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