Essays about: "online weak ties"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words online weak ties.

1. 1. Contagion, Contention, and Content: Political Mobilization on Telegram in the 2020 Belarusian post-Election Protests

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Vide Wassberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Telegram; Belarus; Protest; Participation; Mobilization; Connective Action; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study aims to scrutinize the role of the social media application Telegram as a protest mobilizing structure during the 2020 post-election uprising in Minsk, Belarus. The purpose is to strengthen the understanding on how protest mobilizations online relate to offline protest participation in authoritarian states, and how the usage of social media in social movements impact, and is influenced by, its authoritarian context. READ MORE

3. 2. MIGRANT CHILDREN’S SOCIAL EMBEDDEDNESS BY MODALITY SWITCHING THROUGH ONLINE VIDEO GAMES

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Sholeh Takht Kooseh; [2018-07-04]
   Keywords : Migrant children; Online video game OVG ; Modality switching; Social embeddedness; Communication; Interaction; online weak ties;

   Abstract : Online video games are a mass phenomenon in today’s life that have become a leisure activity for many people, including children. One feature of the online video games is meeting others with more common interests which can help children find social networks to share common values and interests. READ MORE

4. 3. Facebook as a multi-tool for public engagement and mobilizing : insights into the new world of online activism

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Linn Rönnols; [2016]
   Keywords : ENGO; NGO; social media; Facebook; environmental communication; online campaign; public engagement; mobilization; weak ties;

   Abstract : The upswing of social media in recent years has altered the field of environmental communication and facilitated a more widespread conversation about environmental issues. Facebook and other social media have opened up a lot of new possibilities for online campaigning and engaging with the public. READ MORE

5. 4. Social networks and participatory governance of urban green commons : the case of Vuosaari District in Helsinki, Finland

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Eric Opu; [2014]
   Keywords : social networks; public participation; urban green spaces;

   Abstract : Urban development is today causing the loss of urban green spaces such as urban forests and meadows on which cities equally rely for recreation and other ecosystem services. This loss of urban green spaces is increasingly being contested by some members of the citizenry. READ MORE

6. 5. Web Mediated Communications : Positive and Negative Effects

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan

   Author : Ali Karimi; [2013]
   Keywords : Web Mediated Communications; Web; Social Media; Virtual Communities; Positive Effects; Negative Effects;

   Abstract : Web mediated communications revolutionized traditional social interactions. It is designed tofacilitate information exchange between individuals and to enable people to connect with friends,family, classmates etc. virtually. READ MORE