The Internet as opportunity and challenge in contemporary social movements

  • Rafael Rodríguez Prieto Pablo de Olavide University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_TK.2016.v13.n1.51930
Keywords: mobilization, social movements, Internet, participation, 15M, Occupy

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between the rise of “new” social movements (15-M and Occupy) and the Internet. The new social media gives rise to new kinds of social movements  which embed this technology from the moment of conception. The future of social movements will be characterised by movinets, which will have the effect of developing new efficient ways of activism. The movinets, with their embedded technology and capacity to circulate ideas among different spheres of reality, have a potential to alter the dynamics of social mobilisation.

Author Biography

Rafael Rodríguez Prieto, Pablo de Olavide University

Profesor Titular de Filosofía del Derecho y Política de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla. Distinguished Visiting Professor, University Technology Sydney (curso 2015). Doctor Europeo. Master en Estudios Latinoamericanos, “Teorías críticas del Derecho y la Democracia en Iberoamérica” (UNIA). Licenciado en Filosofía, en Derecho y en Antropología Social y Cultural (Universidad de Sevilla). Rafael hizo su postdoctorado en la Universidad de Harvard. Su último libro es Poder e Internet. Un análisis crítico de la Red (Cátedra, 2016) escrito con F. Martínez.

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Published
2016-04-19
How to Cite
Rodríguez Prieto, R. (2016). The Internet as opportunity and challenge in contemporary social movements. Teknokultura. Revista de Cultura Digital Y Movimientos Sociales, 13(1), 289-307. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_TK.2016.v13.n1.51930
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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2016): Ibero-American technological visions
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