Syrian Activists in Russia: The Limits of Visibility in a Hostile Host Country

Pantti, Mervi; Boklage, Evgeniya

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“…For example, when Chinese feminists embraced the “Me Too” movement and named a prominent university professor as a sexual harasser, censors prohibited the use of the Mandarin translation of the words “Me Too.” Activists responded by naming their movement “#RiceBunny” (in Mandarin), transliterating the words “Mi” (Mandarin for “rice”) and “Tu” (Mandar in for “bunny”) (Sun, 2019)—although the government eventually blocked this homonym as well. And in a case study of a Syrian diaspora activist in Russia, Pantti and Boklage found that the activist's attempts to influence sympathetic coverage of the uprisings via networked social‐media coverage became increasingly challenging over time, as Russian control of the news media expanded (Pantti & Boklage, 2014).…”

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Social media as public journalism? Protest reporting in the digital era

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Rodgers

2020

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This article reviews recent research on social media platforms as outlets of street protest reporting by activists, posing the question of whether such outlets constitute a cultural source for protest movements. Given the "many-tomany" dynamic that alternative journalism via social media offers in contrast to the "one-to-many" approach of traditional media, there are implications for incursions into more democratic, participatory cultures and structures. Existing literature indicates that user-generated content via social media potentially is known to supplant traditional journalism in protest situations due to advantages such as firsthand access. Further, research demonstrates that activist reporting supplements and integrates with traditional journalism, and that interdependence develops. We also review the boundary conditions that constrain the use of socialmedia platforms for protest reporting. 1 | INTRODUCTION In January 2011, tens of thousands of Egyptian activists mesmerized the globe as they occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square, ultimately resulting in the resignation of Egypt's President Mubarak. This spectacle, and the accompanying domino pattern of "Arab Spring" (or "Arab Awakening") uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa exemplified the near ubiquity of global access to digital devices, the internet, and social media, allowing previously unparalleled speed and reach (Bossio, 2014, p. 22; Radi, 2017). In concert with other 21st-century movements such as #OccupyWallSt, #Blacklivesmatter, #MeToo, #hongkongprotests, #OccupyGezi, and #indignado, these activists purposed technology-assisted platforms to message organizing details, live-stream events, document police actions, disseminate protest music and art, host on-line debates, and more (Castells,

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Section: Boundary Conditionsmentioning

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Social media as public journalism? Protest reporting in the digital era

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Rodgers

2020

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“…Much of this mobilization is influenced by Scandinavian traditions and their emphasis on volunteerism and increased participation as a measurement of integration (see Djuve, 2011). Moreover, former activists' online engagement is limited to making comments on timely political happenings instead of grassroots mobilization (see Pantti and Boklage, 2014 for an example). There are thus two distinct landscape for mobilization and activism across the two cities of Berlin and Oslo.…”

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“It gave us a thrill”: Emotions, exile, and narratives of (dis)engagement among activists from Syria

Selim

2023

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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Building on qualitative interviews with Syrians who participated in the anti-regime movement of 2011 and now live in Berlin and Oslo, the article unpacks the ways that these contexts affected participants’ decision to continue or disrupt their activism in exile. By analyzing their activist trajectories from revolution to exile and drawing on the concept of emotional resonance, I reveal how Berlin and Oslo provided participants with different environments when dealing with their past experiences of participation. I show that while the mobilizing structures of Berlin provided spaces for activism that resonated with the emotional needs of activists, enabling them to continue activism on behalf of Syria, the mobilizing structures of Oslo failed to produce spaces that could respond to activists’ needs, playing a part in their disengagement there. The article extends the concept of emotional resonance and adds to the study of Syrian diasporas and emotions in the Syrian uprising.

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“…Yet, the escalation of the conflict and the large-scale displacement of Syrians, have led to an increasing interest in studying the Syrian diaspora. Research so far mainly focussed on the role of media work of Syrian diaspora activists, that link the voices of protesters inside the country to the outside world (Al-Ghazzi, 2014;Andén-Papadopoulos & Pantti, 2013;Pantti & Boklage, 2014;Wall & Zahed, 2015). Limited research deals with political mobilisation or involvement in reconciliation and development (Baeza & Pinto, 2016;Moss, 2016;Qayyum, 2011;Ulutas, 2011).…”

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مأسسة الحراك المدني في المنفى: الضرورة، وتطوير الكفاءة المهنية، والفضاء الذاتي في حالة الناشطات السوريات في برلين

الحامض¹

2022

Rowaq Arabi

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يهدف هذا المقال لتحليل ديناميات مأسسة الحراك المدني (NGOisation) في سياق التعبئة السياسية للنساء في المنفى. ويركز المقال على الناشطات السوريات اللاتي نزحن إلى برلين بعد 2011 نتيجة الأزمة السورية. واستنادًا إلى اثنين وعشرين مقابلة، شبه مقننة، تم إجراؤها بالإضافة إلى إجراء ملاحظات بالمشاركة، يحلل هذا المقال الديناميات المهنية المرتبطة بالتعبئة السياسية على المستويين الفردي والمؤسسي؛ بهدف فهم كيف يمكن أن يؤثر هذا الميل نحو الاحتراف (professionalization) على عمل الناشطات، بينما يفحص كذلك الأدوار التي قد يلعبها للناشطات السوريات وللحركة بشكل عام. ويوضح المقال كيف تلعب ظاهرة مأسسة الحراك المدني دورًا مختلفًا وأكثر تعقيدًا في سياق المنفى، لا سيما من خلال الحيلولة دون انفصال الناشطات الكامل عن السياق السوري. فمن خلال أنواع مختلفة من الأنشطة مثل المناصرة والبحث وتقديم الخدمات، تُمكِّن المنظمات غير الحكومية الناشطات من البقاء كجزء من التعبئة من أجل حقوق الشعب السوري، مع توفير مساحة للتضامن والدعم من خلال تفاعلاتهن الشخصية والعاطفية مع النساء السوريات الأخريات.

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Syrian Activists in Russia: The Limits of Visibility in a Hostile Host Country

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Social media as public journalism? Protest reporting in the digital era

Social media as public journalism? Protest reporting in the digital era

“It gave us a thrill”: Emotions, exile, and narratives of (dis)engagement among activists from Syria

مأسسة الحراك المدني في المنفى: الضرورة، وتطوير الكفاءة المهنية، والفضاء الذاتي في حالة الناشطات السوريات في برلين

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