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Título Revista
International Journal of Communication
Ano (publicação definitiva)
2016
Língua
Inglês
País
Estados Unidos da América
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Abstract/Resumo
In June 2013, protesters took to the streets of hundreds of Brazilian cities. The mobilizing factor was the rising fares of public transportation, which precipitated a wave of discontentment characterized by a mix of demands for better public services and changes in the discredited democratic institutions. This article discusses the role of social media in the protests and how such use configures a paradigmatic example of how communication occurs in network societies. To frame the discussion, we examine social media appropriation for the purposes of political participation through a survey applied online in 17 countries and an in-depth analysis of protests in Brazil. Looking at the Brazilian protests, the ways in which the appropriation of social media occurred and institutional responses to demonstrations developed, we argue that in the network society, the people, and no longer the media, are the message.
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Palavras-chave
Brazil,Social media,Social movements,Networked communication
Classificação Fields of Science and Technology
- Ciências da Comunicação - Ciências Sociais
Registos de financiamentos
Referência de financiamento | Entidade Financiadora |
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UID/SOC/03126/2013 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |