J412/512 lecture slides

1. Strong ties vs. Weak ties
Will the revolution be tweeted?
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2. What are Strong
Ties?
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3. Greensboro sit-in
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4. High-Risk Activism
Requires:
• Strong Ties
• Hierarchy &
Power Structure
Mississippi Freedom Summer
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5. why does social
media get so much
credit?
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6. Power to the People
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUJi00x25A8&feature=player_embedded
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7. 2002: Estrada, Philippines 2004: Aznar, Spain 2009: Moldova
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8. 2006: Belarus 2009: Iran
Social media doesn’t guarantee a successful revolution
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9. What effect can social media have?
http://vimeo.com/35179159
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10. The Conservative Dilemma
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11. CRITIQUE. Social Media is great for slacktivism: long on bumper-
sticker sentiment and short on useful action
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12. Indeed, the best practical reason to think social
media can help bring political change is that both
dissidents and governments think they can.
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