Some reflections on Manuel Castells book "Networks of outrage and hope. Social movements in the Internet age"
Maybe this is of interest for some on this list. -- CF Fuchs, Christian. 2012. Some reflections on Manuel Castells’ book “Networks of outrage and hope. Social movements in the Internet age“. tripleC - Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society 10 (2): 775-797. http://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/459 Abstract: This paper provides critical reflections on Manuel Castells’ (2012) book Networks of Outrage and Hope. Social Movements in the Internet Age that analyses the “nature and perspectives of networked social movements” (p. 4) and gives special focus to the role of “social media” in movements that emerged in 2011 in Tunisia, Iceland, Egypt, Spain and the United States. I situate Castells’ book in an intellectual discourse that focuses on the political implications of social media and that has involved Clay Shirky, Malcom Gladwell and Evgeny Morozov. The article also discusses the role of social theory and empirical research in Castells’ book, presents as an alternative a theoretical model of the relationship between social movements and the media, discusses the implications that some empirical data that focus on social media in the Egyptian revolution and the Occupy Wall Street movement have for Castells’ approach, discusses how Castells positions himself towards capitalism and compares his explanation of the crisis and his political views to David Harvey’s approach. Keywords: social movements, social media, Internet, protest, revolution, occupation, Arab spring, 15-M, indignadas, indignados, Occupy Wall Street, Manuel Castells, network, Networks of outrage and hope. Social movements in the Internet age. Section overview: 1. Introduction 2. Social Media and Politics: A Controversy between Clay Shirky, Malcom Gladwell and Evgeny Morozov 3. Castells on Social Media in the Context of Protests and Revolutions: The Dimension of Social Theory 4. Social Theory Recovered: A Model of the Relationship between Social Movements and the Media 5. Castells on Social Media in the Context of Protests and Revolutions: The Dimension of Empirical Research 6. Manuel Castells and David Harvey: The Question of Political Struggle - For or against Capitalism? 7. Conclusion -- Prof. Christian Fuchs Chair in Media and Communication Studies Department of Informatics and Media Uppsala University Kyrkogrdsgatan 10 Box 513 751 20 Uppsala Sweden christian.fuchs@im.uu.se Tel +46 (0) 18 471 1019 http://fuchs.uti.at http://www.im.uu.se NetPolitics Blog: http://fuchs.uti.at/blog Editor of tripleC: http://www.triple-c.se Chair of ESA Research Network 18-Sociology of Communications and Media Research ICTs and Society Network: http://www.icts-and-society.net
Christian and AoIR, Thanks - will look more closely at your paper ... Just reading Manuel Castells' "The Power of Identity" (2004, rev. ed.) here on networks and environmentalism (pp. 180s). I suspect Castells would see environmentalism as a network of hope. Does he touch on this in his new book? (I've taught a course for 7 semesters on 'Society and Information Technology,' on Harvard's virtual island in SL, engaging a fascinating course of his I attended at UC Berkeley in 2000). I also just added your paper and Castells' new book to World University and School's 'Network Society.' wiki, subject page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Network_Society. Regards, Scott http://scottmacleod.com http://worlduniversity.wikia.com On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Christian Fuchs <christian.fuchs@uti.at> wrote:
Maybe this is of interest for some on this list. -- CF
Fuchs, Christian. 2012. Some reflections on Manuel Castells’ book “Networks of outrage and hope. Social movements in the Internet age“. tripleC - Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society 10 (2): 775-797. http://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/459
Abstract: This paper provides critical reflections on Manuel Castells’ (2012) book Networks of Outrage and Hope. Social Movements in the Internet Age that analyses the “nature and perspectives of networked social movements” (p. 4) and gives special focus to the role of “social media” in movements that emerged in 2011 in Tunisia, Iceland, Egypt, Spain and the United States. I situate Castells’ book in an intellectual discourse that focuses on the political implications of social media and that has involved Clay Shirky, Malcom Gladwell and Evgeny Morozov. The article also discusses the role of social theory and empirical research in Castells’ book, presents as an alternative a theoretical model of the relationship between social movements and the media, discusses the implications that some empirical data that focus on social media in the Egyptian revolution and the Occupy Wall Street movement have for Castells’ approach, discusses how Castells positions himself towards capitalism and compares his explanation of the crisis and his political views to David Harvey’s approach. Keywords: social movements, social media, Internet, protest, revolution, occupation, Arab spring, 15-M, indignadas, indignados, Occupy Wall Street, Manuel Castells, network, Networks of outrage and hope. Social movements in the Internet age.
Section overview: 1. Introduction 2. Social Media and Politics: A Controversy between Clay Shirky, Malcom Gladwell and Evgeny Morozov 3. Castells on Social Media in the Context of Protests and Revolutions: The Dimension of Social Theory 4. Social Theory Recovered: A Model of the Relationship between Social Movements and the Media 5. Castells on Social Media in the Context of Protests and Revolutions: The Dimension of Empirical Research 6. Manuel Castells and David Harvey: The Question of Political Struggle - For or against Capitalism? 7. Conclusion
-- Prof. Christian Fuchs Chair in Media and Communication Studies Department of Informatics and Media Uppsala University KyrkogŒrdsgatan 10 Box 513 751 20 Uppsala Sweden christian.fuchs@im.uu.se Tel +46 (0) 18 471 1019 http://fuchs.uti.at http://www.im.uu.se NetPolitics Blog: http://fuchs.uti.at/blog Editor of tripleC: http://www.triple-c.se Chair of ESA Research Network 18-Sociology of Communications and Media Research ICTs and Society Network: http://www.icts-and-society.net
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'I suspect Castells would see environmentalism as a network of hope. ' .. Reminds me of this: http://io9.com/5966689/after-extensive-mathematical-modeling-scientist-decla... Werner, a complex systems researcher at UC San Diego, spoke on Wednesday at the huge American Geophyiscal Union conference going on in San Francisco. This is a meeting where a typical talk might be called "Status and potential capacities to sequester carbon of China's terrestrial ecosystem," or "The significance of the opening angle of pyroclast ejection during explosive volcanic eruptions." Werner's talk really was called "Is Earth Fucked?" [...] Capitalist culture tends to encourage decreases in "dissipation of transactions" – it is much easier to get food now than it used to be, or to talk to someone not next to you. These changes reduce friction within our system, and a reduction in friction "promotes instability." [...] The abstract for Werner's invited talk at the AGU went even farther, stating that the an important solution is "Environmental direct action, resistance taken from outside the dominant culture, as in protests, blockades and sabotage by indigenous peoples, workers, anarchists and other activist groups." ;-) Natalya On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Scott MacLeod <helianth@gmail.com> wrote:
e Power of Identity" (2004, rev. ed.) here on networks and environmentalism (pp. 180s). I suspect Castells would see environmentalism as a network of hope. Does he touch on this in his new book? (I've taught a course for 7 semesters on 'Society and Information Technology,' on Harvard's virtual island in SL, engaging a fascinating course of his I attended at UC Berkeley in 2000). I also just added your paper and Castells' new book to World University and School's 'Network Society.' wiki, subject page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Network_Society.
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Thank you for this, Christian. I'll look at your article and Castells' book. These caught my eye because of my own work on outrage, hope, and protest movements in my book "Popular Mobilization and Empowerment in Georgia's Rose Revolution" (2012). I'd like to continue this research by looking at how the "motivating factors" spread from person to person, through both face-to-face and online communication and through the media. Either in Georgia or another case. Anyone interested in collaborating, please let me know. ** Kelli Hash-Gonzalez On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Christian Fuchs <christian.fuchs@uti.at>wrote:
Maybe this is of interest for some on this list. -- CF
Fuchs, Christian. 2012. Some reflections on Manuel Castells’ book “Networks of outrage and hope. Social movements in the Internet age“. tripleC - Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society 10 (2): 775-797. http://www.triple-c.at/index.**php/tripleC/article/view/459<http://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/459>
Abstract: This paper provides critical reflections on Manuel Castells’ (2012) book Networks of Outrage and Hope. Social Movements in the Internet Age that analyses the “nature and perspectives of networked social movements” (p. 4) and gives special focus to the role of “social media” in movements that emerged in 2011 in Tunisia, Iceland, Egypt, Spain and the United States. I situate Castells’ book in an intellectual discourse that focuses on the political implications of social media and that has involved Clay Shirky, Malcom Gladwell and Evgeny Morozov. The article also discusses the role of social theory and empirical research in Castells’ book, presents as an alternative a theoretical model of the relationship between social movements and the media, discusses the implications that some empirical data that focus on social media in the Egyptian revolution and the Occupy Wall Street movement have for Castells’ approach, discusses how Castells positions himself towards capitalism and compares his explanation of the crisis and his political views to David Harvey’s approach. Keywords: social movements, social media, Internet, protest, revolution, occupation, Arab spring, 15-M, indignadas, indignados, Occupy Wall Street, Manuel Castells, network, Networks of outrage and hope. Social movements in the Internet age.
Section overview: 1. Introduction 2. Social Media and Politics: A Controversy between Clay Shirky, Malcom Gladwell and Evgeny Morozov 3. Castells on Social Media in the Context of Protests and Revolutions: The Dimension of Social Theory 4. Social Theory Recovered: A Model of the Relationship between Social Movements and the Media 5. Castells on Social Media in the Context of Protests and Revolutions: The Dimension of Empirical Research 6. Manuel Castells and David Harvey: The Question of Political Struggle - For or against Capitalism? 7. Conclusion
-- Prof. Christian Fuchs Chair in Media and Communication Studies Department of Informatics and Media Uppsala University KyrkogŒrdsgatan 10 Box 513 751 20 Uppsala Sweden christian.fuchs@im.uu.se Tel +46 (0) 18 471 1019 http://fuchs.uti.at http://www.im.uu.se NetPolitics Blog: http://fuchs.uti.at/blog Editor of tripleC: http://www.triple-c.se Chair of ESA Research Network 18-Sociology of Communications and Media Research ICTs and Society Network: http://www.icts-and-society.**net<http://www.icts-and-society.net>
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