Reilly Digital contention in a divided society

Social media, parades and protests in Northern Ireland
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5294-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten

Representing the first in-depth qualitative study of how social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are used to mediate contentious public parades and protests in Northern Ireland, this book explores the implications of mis-and dis-information spread via online platforms for peacebuilding in societies transitioning out of conflict.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reilly, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Internet, E-Mail, Social Media
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1 Social media, contentious politics, and social movements
2 Too many cyber warriors? The case of Loyalist Peaceful Protest Updater
3 “You can’t eat a flag” Northern Ireland Twitter responds to the flag protests
4 PSNIRA vs. peaceful protesters? YouTube, sousveillance and the policing of the flag protests
5 Parody of Esteem? LAD and the rise of ‘silly citizenship’
6 Twitter, affective publics and public demonstrations: The 2014 and 2015 Ardoyne parade disputes
Conclusion

Appendix 1 Content Analysis of newspaper coverage of flag protests
Appendix 2 Content analysis of newspaper coverage of Ardoyne parade dispute

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Reilly is a Senior Lecturer in Social Media and Digital Society at the University of Sheffield