The participative role of social media for the disadvantaged young generation in the Arab Spring

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“…Gerakan Arab Spring, misalnya, mampu didukung oleh media sosial (Fuadi, 2020). Dalam penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Waechter (2019) terkait peran partisipatif generasi muda kurang beruntung di Arab Spring, media sosial mampu menjadi wadah kekuatan sosial, menginisiasi protes kaum muda, dan mampu memobilisasi populasi kaum dewasa (Waechter, 2019), meskipun masih memiliki batasan dalam membawa perubahan demokratis atau mempertahankan momentum (Moldovan, 2020).…”

The Right to Be Heard: Young People’s Participation in Policy Making and the Power of Storytelling

“…Interestingly, the youth who participated in these protests came from diverse backgrounds. This included highly educated unemployed youth from urban areas, as well as lower educated unemployed youth from rural areas (Waechter, Bogner, and Musik, 2019).…”

“…According to Waechter, Bogner, and Musik (2019), before the movement erupted at the beginning of 2011, youth in Arab countries were already joining youth groups and becoming more politized and organized. There were several youth-led movements in Egypt prior to the Arab Spring.…”

“…In recent years, increased interest in young people in international policy and academia have focused on the theory of the "youth bulge" (Schwartz, 2010;McEvoy-Levy, 2012;Waechter, Bogner, and Musik, 2019). The idea that populations with high numbers of young people are at increased risk of violent armed conflicts (McEvoy-Levy, 2012).…”