Anti-War Activism

New Media and Protest in the Information Age
2008. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-230-57449-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: New Security Challenges

The first academic account of the 21st century anti-war and peace movement. Empirically rich and conceptually innovative, Anti-War Activism pays especially close attention to the changed information environment of protest, the complex alliances of activists, the diversity of participants, as well as campaigners' use of new (and old) media.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gillan, K.

Pickerill, J.

Webster, F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Post 9/11 Changing Information Environment Representation, Beliefs and Identities Alliances and Fractures Power and Borders Coping with Activism Communication Practices and Technologies Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

KEVIN GILLAN Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. He has spent the last six years carrying out detailed research on the politics of protest against globalization and war.

JENNY PICKERILL is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Leicester University, UK. She has written a book entitled and several articles and book chapters on the use of internet technologies for activism. 

FRANK WEBSTER is Professor of Sociology at City University London, UK. He has published more than 20 books.