YPAR is increasingly used as a powerful tool for research and action but, its' practice is often
a 'black box', with the mechanisms in play absent or not described in detail. When …

This book is an extensive investigation of the complexities, ambiguities and shortcomings of
contemporary digital activism. The author deconstructs the reductionism of the literature on …

Since the start of large-scale waves of mobilisation in 2011, the importance of identity in the
study of collective action via computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been a source …

Inspired by a call to Occupy Wall Street circulated by the Canadian magazine Adbusters, the
Occupy movement began on 17 September 2011 when activists occupied Zuccotti Park in …

The author contests older concepts of autonomy as either revolutionary or ineffective vis-à-
vis the state. Looking at four prominent Latin American movements, she defines autonomy …

This article develops a conceptual framework for understanding collective action in the age
of social media, focusing on the role of collective identity and the process of its making. It is …

Over the last four decades, new modes of communication have redefined people's
engagement with media: media audiences are now also makers, influencers, followers …

Recent events related to police brutality and the evolution of# BlackLivesMatter provides an
empirical case to explore the vitality of social media data for social movements and the …

Protest avatars, digital images that act as collective symbols for protest movements, have
been widely used by supporters of the 2011 protest wave, from Egypt to Spain and the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the use of Twitter hashtag as a
strategy to enhance the visibility and symbolic power of social movement-related …