This book critically interrogates the relationship between social media and protest from an interdisciplinary perspective, examining the multiple ways in which

Commercial social media platforms have become integral to contemporary forms of protests. They are intensely used by advocacy groups, non-governmental organisat

Far from being neutral, social media platforms – such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and WeChat – possess their own material characteristics, which shape ho

This book is the essential guide for understanding how state power and politics are contested and exercised on social media. It brings together contributions by

"This insightful volume critically explores activist events in their scale and their capacity to attract media attention through a Critical Event Studies lens,