Civic Engagement and Social Media - Political Participation Beyond Protest

The Occupy movement and the Arab Spring have brought global attention to the potential of social media for empowering otherwise marginalized groups. This book addresses questions like what happens after the moment of protest and global visibility and whether social media can also help sustain civic engagement beyond protest.

Anne Kaun, Södertörn University, Sweden Bart Cammaerts, LSE, UK Eleftheria Lekakis, University of Sussex, UK Emil Husted, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Frank de Bakker, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands Itziar Castelló, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark David Barberá-Tomas, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain Jess Baines, London College of Communication, UK W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington, Seattle, USA