From discontent to action: #quarantinehotel as not just a hashtag

Gjerald, Olga; Eslen‐Ziya, Hande

doi:10.1080/23311886.2022.2051806

Cited by 5 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 49 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Online discourse formation moreover tend to promote (and demand) individualised and personalised expressions of ideas and frames (Bennett and Segerberg, 2013; Dey, 2020; Jenzen et al, 2021). Through the creation of a hashtag, a large protest can start (Gjerald and Eslen-Ziya, 2022). An individual message/hashtag can bridge the divide between individual action and dominant discourses as ‘… a hashtag’s narrative logic – its ability to produce and connect individual stories – fuels its political growth’ (Clark, 2016:789).…”

Section: A Structural Approach To Online Mobilisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An individual message/hashtag can bridge the divide between individual action and dominant discourses as ‘… a hashtag’s narrative logic – its ability to produce and connect individual stories – fuels its political growth’ (Clark, 2016:789). In these processes, social media platforms such as Twitter, can go ‘from being polarising to unifying’, and emotions play an important role in the development of the movement (Gjerald and Eslen-Ziya, 2022:17).…”

Section: A Structural Approach To Online Mobilisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Digital resource abundance: How social media shapes success and failure of online mobilisation

Johansson

Scaramuzzino

2023

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article explores how and why some online protests manage to gain digital resource abundance, that is, mobilising large numbers of people and attracting wide interest and support in a short space of time. The study focuses on the case of the Swedish Petrol Uprising 2.0 which after a few months managed to mobilise 630,000 members on Facebook. The article expands established theories on online mobilisation by stressing the structural elements of social media platforms and the shaping of online mobilisations through three types of factors: resources, discourses and social positions. By combining contemporary social media research with classic stage theory, we discern the significance of each factor in the three-stage mobilisation process, leading towards digital resource abundance. The article shows that digital resource abundance serves both as a blessing and a burden for online organisers. Paradoxically, social media platforms serve as a fertile ground for bringing ‘the many’ together yet also force successful groups to stay in a stage of constant mobilising.

show abstract

Section: A Structural Approach To Online Mobilisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Structural Approach To Online Mobilisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital resource abundance: How social media shapes success and failure of online mobilisation

Johansson

Scaramuzzino

2023

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…McCarthy and Zald (1977) came up with the resource mobilization theory as a way to further comprehend the logic of collective action. Resource mobilization interrogates the variety of resources that must be mobilized, the linkages of social movements to other groups, the dependence of movements upon external support for success, and tactics used by authorities to control or incorporate social movements (Gjerald & Eslen-Ziya, 2022; McCarthy & Zald, 1977; Uwalaka, 2022).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining the role of social media and mobile social networking applications in socio-political contestations in Nigeria

Uwalaka

Nwala²

2023

Communication and the Public

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Social media platforms continue to flourish as practices encompassing them become deeply embedded in many cultures. As more people embrace social media platforms, their affordances and opportunities are leading to improved communication, and helping hold authorities to account. To further scrutinize the importance of these platforms, this study interrogates the role of digital media in socio-political contestations in Nigeria by examining the media used to mobilize, coordinate, and document the 2020 #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Analyses of survey data collected in 2020 during the protests in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria (N = 391) show that demonstrators who were 30 years and older and used WhatsApp and Facebook to learn about the protests as well as coordinate their participation in the protests are more likely to report participating on the first day of the protests than protesters who are younger than 30 and used other media platforms. Findings further illustrate that digital enthusiasm facilitated by hedonic-experiential and epicurean communication on WhatsApp and Facebook eventuated a process of emotional contagion through connective repertoires that created propitious emotional conditions for mass collective protest actions. Finally, the article discusses how the use of WhatsApp and Facebook gave protesters strategic communicative power during the protests.

show abstract

“…The theory examines the variety of resources that must be mobilised, the linkages of social movements to other groups, the dependence of movements upon external support for success and tactics used by authorities to control or incorporate movements (McCarthy and Zald, 1977: 1213). In its core, the resource mobilisation theory examines the importance of outside contributions and the co-optation of institutional resources by modern-day social movements (Gjerald and Eslen-Ziya, 2022; Jenkins, 1983). These scholars highlight the role of resources as facilitating factors in the success of social movements (Gjerald and Eslen-Ziya, 2022).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In its core, the resource mobilisation theory examines the importance of outside contributions and the co-optation of institutional resources by modern-day social movements (Gjerald and Eslen-Ziya, 2022; Jenkins, 1983). These scholars highlight the role of resources as facilitating factors in the success of social movements (Gjerald and Eslen-Ziya, 2022). The theory talks about mobilisation via rational processes.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media as Solidarity Vehicle During the 2020 #EndSARS Protests in Nigeria

Uwalaka

2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study interrogates how protesters learned about and planned the 2020 #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Analyses of survey data collected in 2020 during the protests and content analysis of tweets demonstrate that protesters who used Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter to learn about and plan the 2020 #EndSARS protests in Nigeria and reported to be 30 years and older are more likely to report joining on the first day of the protest. Data showed a relationship between protesters’ perceived ease of use of a social media platform and their use of such platforms during protests. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

show abstract

From discontent to action: #quarantinehotel as not just a hashtag

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Digital resource abundance: How social media shapes success and failure of online mobilisation

Digital resource abundance: How social media shapes success and failure of online mobilisation

Examining the role of social media and mobile social networking applications in socio-political contestations in Nigeria

Social Media as Solidarity Vehicle During the 2020 #EndSARS Protests in Nigeria

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About