Social Movements and New Technology

The emergence of new communication technologies (such as the Internet and social media networking sites and platforms) has strongly affected social movement activism. In this compelling and timely book, Victoria Carty examines these movements and their uses of digital technologies within the context of social movement theory and history.

Author: Victoria Carty
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/01/2015
Pages: 242
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780813345864

About the Author
Victoria Carty teaches in the sociology department at Chapman University. She is widely recognized for her work on the sociological implications of new technology; she wrote the entries on "The Internet and Social Movements" and "Electronic Protest" for Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements and recently published a book of her own research, Wired and Mobilizing: Social Movements, New Technology, and Electoral Politics. Her accomplishments in the classroom have been recognized with the Wang-Fradkin award for excellence in scholarship and teaching (at Chapman) and Multicultural and International Student Affairs Office award for outstanding dedication and commitment to furthering student success (at Niagara).