Protests in the Information Age

This book explores the relationships between communication and information technologies and social movements by drawing on different international case studies. It poses questions about the future of protests, surveillance and digital landscapes.

Introduction: Taking to the Streets in the Information Age, Lucas Melgaço and Jeffrey Monaghan, Part I: Digital Practices as Part of Social Movement Repertoires of Contention. 1. Mobilisation and Surveillance on Social Media: The Ambivalent Case of the Anti-Austerity Protests in Spain (2011-2014), Manuel Maroto and Alejandro Segura, 2. #Rahmrepnow: Social Media and the Campaign to Win Reparations for Chicago Police Torture Survivors, 2013-2015, Andrew S. Baer, 3. Cracks and Reformations in the Brazilian Mediascape: Mídia Ninja, Radical Citizen Journalism, and Resistance in Rio De Janeiro, Tucker Landesman and Stuart Davis, 4. Applying Privacy-Enhancing Technologies: One Alternative Future of Protests, Daniel Bosk, Guillermo Rodriguez-Cano, Benjamin Greschbach and Sonja Buchegger, Part II: Control Practices of Policing and Security Agencies. 5. Settler Colonial Surveillance and the Criminalization of Social Media: Contradictory Implications for Palestinian Resistance, Madalena Santos, 6. Between Visibility and Surveillance. Challenges to Anti-Corporate Activism in Social Media, Julie Uldam, 7. The Impact of Video Tracking Routines on Crowd Behaviour and Crowd Policing, Marco Krüger, 8. Surveillance-Ready-Subjects: The Making of Canadian Anti-Masking Law, Debra Mackinnon