Activists in the Data Stream

The Practices of Daily Grassroots Politics in Southern Europe
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3963-8
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-ND licence

This book pulls back the curtain on the link between activism, media and technology in the quiet times of politics when people are not protesting.

Introducing the novel concept of the ‘data stream', it explores the intricate ways in which activists interact daily with various types of data and how they navigate the impact of digitalization and datafication on today’s grassroots politics.

Through rich, empirical data from Greece, Spain and Italy, Activists in the Data Stream makes a nuanced contribution to our understanding of activists’ daily political engagement in an ever-changing media and political landscape.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mattoni, Alice

Ceccobelli, Diego

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Everyday Grassroots Politics in the Data Stream

2. Activists’ Quest for Information Amidst Data Abundance

3. The Multiple Patterns Towards Visibility During Latency Stages

4. Algorithmic Visibility and Activists' Management of Reputation

5. The Accelerated Times of Activists’ Organizational Work

6. The Creation of Connections Between Activists and Their Audiences

7. The Fragile Interactions Between Activists and Journalists

8. Activists’ Practices and Agency in the Data Stream

9. Methodological Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Ceccobelli, Diego
Diego Ceccobelli is Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Milan.

Mattoni, Alice
Alice Mattoni is Associate Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna.

Alice Mattoni is Associate Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna.

Diego Ceccobelli is Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Milan.