La webpolitica: istituzioni, candidati, movimenti fra siti, blog e social network
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In: Le lettere/ università 76
In: Acta politica: AP ; international journal of political Science, Volume 55, Issue 1, p. 1-18
ISSN: 1741-1416
In: The international spectator: journal of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 36-52
ISSN: 1751-9721
In: The international spectator: a quarterly journal of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. [36]-52
ISSN: 0393-2729
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In: Methodological Practices in Social Movement Research, p. 397-417
In: Italian politics: a review ; a publication of the Istituto Cattaneo, Volume 28, Issue 1
ISSN: 2326-7259
In: Democracy in transition: political participation in the European Union, p. 179-198
In: Democracy in Transition, p. 179-198
In: Parolechiave, Issue 47, p. 95-110
ISSN: 1122-5300
In: International journal of e-politics: IJEP ; an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association, Volume 1, Issue 1, p. 1-21
ISSN: 1947-914X
This article focuses on the political use of the Internet by the Italian Global Justice Movement (GJM) considering both the organizations and the individuals involved in the movement. First, a definition of the concept 'political use of the Internet' and its operationalization is provided. Second, light is shed on how the Internet is used politically by participants in social movements taking into account their organizational and participatory experiences. Data were gathered with quantitative and qualitative instruments during different researches: a survey of participants in a demonstration against the 'Bolkestein' directive and a series of interviews with representatives of different organizational sectors of the Italian GJM, complemented by a qualitative website analysis of the same organizations. While quantitative data allows for controlling relations among variables concerning the political use of the Internet by individuals, qualitative data provides more detailed information on Internet use in the everyday life of activists and organizations.
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Volume 39, Issue 3, p. 481-482
ISSN: 0048-8402
In: Politiikka: Valtiotieteellisen Yhdistyksen julkaisu, Volume 50, Issue 1, p. 51-68
ISSN: 0032-3365
While most of the literature focusing on the Internet and politics tends to assess the positive contribution of Computer-Mediated Communication to political processes, this paper stresses both positive and negative consequences of the Internet for social movements, with special attention paid to the Italian Global Justice Movement. The Internet is presented as a double-faced Janus creating opportunities but also posing new challenges to resource poor actors. This paper is built on data that was gathered with quantitative and qualitative instruments employed during different researches: a survey of participants in the demonstration on the Bolkestein directive (Rome, October 2005) and a series of qualitative interviews with those in leadership positions of different organizational sectors of the Italian Global Justice Movement. While quantitative data allows for the checking of some relations among variables concerning the political use of the Internet, qualitative data provides more detailed information on Internet use in the everyday life of the organizations. An attempt to compare systematically the Internet's limits and opportunities for social movements will be presented in the final paragraph.
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In: Ricerche e studi dell'Istituto C. Cattaneo
In: Globalizzazione, partecipazione, movimenti 10