2021
DOI: 10.1145/3446981
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The Development of Connective Action during Social Movements on Social Media

Abstract: In recent years, the development of information communication technologies, such as social media, has changed the way people communicate and engage in social movements. While conventional movements were fought in the streets, social media has enabled movements to take place online. In this article, we aim to investigate the role of social media during social movements that evolve online under the scope of the theory of connective action. Specifically, we examined Twitter communication during the #metoo debate.… Show more

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“…This study presents empirical evidence of how complex network structural processes underlie connective action. Joining the proliferating research in networked connective action (Bennett & Segerberg, 2013;Jackson et al, 2018;Mirbabaie et al, 2021), the findings demonstrate that network mechanisms such as reciprocity, transitivity, and homophily significantly influence the evolution of an issue communication network. This study advances previous research efforts that focused on the network structure of an activism network (Ma & Zhang, 2022;Y.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
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“…This study presents empirical evidence of how complex network structural processes underlie connective action. Joining the proliferating research in networked connective action (Bennett & Segerberg, 2013;Jackson et al, 2018;Mirbabaie et al, 2021), the findings demonstrate that network mechanisms such as reciprocity, transitivity, and homophily significantly influence the evolution of an issue communication network. This study advances previous research efforts that focused on the network structure of an activism network (Ma & Zhang, 2022;Y.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…From the perspective of connective action theory (Bennett & Segerberg, 2013; Mirbabaie et al, 2021), the connections and coordination among influential activists are crucial for sustaining activism and mobilizing more participants. Therefore, social network analysis is an appropriate method for understanding the dynamics of digital activism.…”
Section: Communication Network Dynamics Among Issue Influencersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, Dimond et al [23] also surfaced how storytelling plays a vital role in the sustenance of online communities. Altogether, these and other studies [24,43,48,56,61,64] foreground and characterize the diverse ways online activists have leveraged sociotechnical systems to advocate for their goals and beliefs.…”
Section: Online Social Movements and Socio-technical Activismmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…The development of social media and online communities created an arena for social movements (Mirbabaie et al, 2021). By offering benefits such as low individual cost of participation and connectivity between users, social media has transformed individuals' passive state of participation into self-organized participation (Kavada, 2015).…”
Section: Social Movement and Narrativesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…During a social movement, a collective identity between the movement's participants develops (Mirbabaie et al, 2021). Collective identity facilitates the generation of a social movement and sustains commitment and cohesion between the actors (Fominaya, 2010).…”
Section: Social Movement and Narrativesmentioning
confidence: 99%