Digital Technologies and Activism in Authoritarian Contexts and Beyond
$504.00
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
11 May 2026
Summary
Digital Activism: Empowerment and Control in the Digital Age
This volume examines the complex and often paradoxical relationship between technologies and activism in authoritarian contexts. While technologies offer activists new tools for empowerment, networking, and self-representation, they are equally susceptible to co-optation by political and corporate interests, resulting in heightened surveillance, censorship, and threats to democratic processes.
Moving beyond a narro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399550383 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399550381 |
| Author: | Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Shahram Akbarzadeh, Ihsan Yilmaz |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 11 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
About The Author
Zahid Shahab Ahmed
Zahid Shahab Ahmed is Associate Professor at National Defence College of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi.
Shahram Akbarzadeh, PhD, is Director of Middle East Studies Forum and Professor and Deputy Director (International) of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia.
Ihsan Yilmaz is Research Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Deakin University, Australia.
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