Routledge Social Media, Politics and the State Book

Understand how state power and politics are contested in the digital age. This essential guide explores the complex connection between social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube and the real-world impacts of revolutions, uprisings, and protests. By bringing together contributions from social media scholars, this volume examines the relationship between collective action and state power. It investigates how these forces act as dialectical sides of social media power, looking at how power and counter-power are distributed across digital spaces. The research covers a wide range of critical topics, including hacktivism, policing, surveillance, and crime. This book provides theoretically focused and empirically rigorous research for anyone studying the impact of technology on society. It is a vital resource for understanding how social media influences the way power is exercised and challenged in modern political landscapes.