Collective Action 2.0

Chapter 1. Introduction

• 1.1. #1Mai_Nazifrei
• 1.2. Hype Cycle and the Need for a Theoretical Framework
• 1.3. Reciprocal Relation Between Information and Communication Technology and Collective Action
• 1.4. Book Outline

Part 1. Theoretical Framework

Chapter 2. What Is Social Media: A Critical View

• 2.1. Social Media as Information and Communication Technology
• 2.2. Social Media as Institutions
• 2.3. Social Media as Media
• 2.4. Beware of Social Media Determinism

Chapter 3. Tehran, Tunis, Tahrir: Social Media and the Formation of Collective Action

• 3.1. From an Individual Agent to an Active Collective
• 3.2. A “Facebook Revolution” Is Just Another Revolution: Social Media and the Formation of a Collective in the Arab Spring
• 3.3. Conclusions

Chapter 4. Cottage, Tents, and Chocolate Pudding: The Cultural Context of the Israeli Social Justice Protests

• 4.1. Setting up the First Tent
• 4.2. Chronology of the 2010s Israeli Social Justice Protests
• 4.3. Cultural Context of Social Movements
• 4.4. Social Media and the Cultural Context of Social Justice Protests in Israel
• 4.5. A Code of Israeliness? Conclusions

Chapter 5. The Social Network: The Relevance of Weak and Strong Ties for Mobilization Over Social Media

• 5.1. What Are Social Networks?
• 5.2. Social Media and Social Networks
• 5.3. Social Networks, Interpersonal Ties, and Mobilization Over Social Media
• 5.4. A Leaderless Network?

Chapter 6. Berlin Helps: Resource Mobilization and Social Media Deployment in Berlin’s Refugee Aid Movement

• 6.1. One Hot Summer Day at #LaGeSo
• 6.2. Resource Mobilization Theory
• 6.3. Social Media and Resource Mobilization
• 6.4. Conclusions

Part 2. Discussion

Chapter 7. Between Actions and Algorithms: How Social Media Facilitate and Enable Collective Action

• 7.1. Between Flickr and the Google Index
• 7.2. Between Actions and Algorithms
• 7.3. Conclusions

Chapter 8. Alternative or Mainstream: The Interplay Between Social Media and Mass Media

• 8.1. The Many Facets of Newsworthiness
• 8.2. Social Media—Alternative Media?
• 8.3. Conclusions

Chapter 9. Big Brother Is Watching You: Collective Action and Surveillance in Social Media

• 9.1. Stasi 2.0: State Surveillance and the Deployment of Social Media for Collective Action in Authoritarian Context
• 9.2. Living in the Post-Snowden Era: State Surveillance and the Deployment of Social Media for Collective Action in Democratic Context
• 9.3. Aiding the Enemy: Corporate Surveillance and Economic Interests on Social Media
• 9.4. Living in the Postpanopticon Era? Conclusions

Chapter 10. Sharing Is Caring? Social Media and Demobilization

• 10.1. A Long Tail of Slacktivism
• 10.2. Demobilization and the Structural Elements of Social Media
• 10.3. Sharing Is Caring? Conclusions

Chapter 11. The Right Tool in the Wrong Hands: Neutrality, Values, and Biases of Social Media Deployment

• 11.1. The Wrong Hands? Negative Causes, Framing, and Social Media
• 11.2. The Right Tool? Values and Biases in Social Media
• 11.3. There Is No Right Life in the Wrong One? Conclusions

Part 3. Epilogue

Chapter 12. On the Verge of the Plateau: Epilogue