Information politics, protests, and human rights in the digital age / Mahmood Monshipouri San Francisco State University.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Monshipouri, Mahmood, 1952- (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Information technology > Political aspects. Human rights. Social media > Political aspects. Political participation > Technological innovations. Protest movements. Social movments. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.
Physical Description:	xvii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Foreword : Reflections on Protests and Human Rights in the Digital World / David P. Forsythe
Introduction : Protests and Human Rights in Context / Mahmood Monshipouri
Social Movements in the Digital Age / Jack Barry
What Does Human Rights Look Like? : The Visual Culture of Aid, Advocacy, and Activism / Joel R. Pruce
Activism, the Internet, and the Struggle for Human Rights : Youth Movements in Tunisia and Egypt / Mahmood Monshipouri, Jonathon Whooley, and Dina A. Ibrahim
Grassroots Sanctions : A New Tool for Domestic and Transnational Resistance for Palestine / Shane Wesbrock, Mahmood Monshipouri, and Jess Ghannam
Social Media, Kyiv's Euromaidan, and Demands for Sovereignty in Eastern Ukraine / Bryon J. Moraski
Networks of Protests in Latin America / Juanita Darling
Iran's Green Movement, Social Media and the Exposure of Human Rights Violations / Elham Gheytanchi
Social Media and the Politics of Protest and Control : Turkey During and After the Gezi Park Protests / Ihsan Dagi
Social Media and Transformation of Indian Politics in the 2014 Elections / Sanjoy Banerjee
Promises to Keep : The Basic Law, the "Umbrella Movement" and Democratic Reform in Hong Kong / Michael Davis
Conclusion : The Quest for Human Rights in the Digital Age: How It Has Changed and the Struggle Ahead / Mahmood Monshipouri and Shadi Mokhtari.