Networks of outrage and hope: social movements in the Internet age

This book is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and proteststhat are erupting in the world today, from the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain, and the Occupy Wall Street movement in the US. While these and similar social movements differ in many important ways, there is one thing they share in common: they are all interwoven inextricably with the creation of autonomous communication networks supported by the Internet and wirelesscommunication. In this timely and important book, Manuel Castells the leading scholar of our contemporary networked society examines the social, culturaland political roots of these new social movements, studies their innovative forms of self-organization, assesses the precise role of technology in the dynamics of the movements, suggests the reasons for the support they have found inlarge segments of society, and probes their capacity to induce political change by influencing people’s minds. Based on original fieldwork by the author and his collaborators as well as secondary sources, this book provides a path-breaking analysis of the new forms of social movements, and offers an analyticaltemplate for advancing the debates triggered by them concerning the new formsof social change and political democracy in the global network society. INDICE: Opening: Networking Minds, Creating Meaning, Contesting Power Prelude to Revolution: Where it All Started The Egyptian Revolution Dignity, Violence, Geopolitics: The Arab Uprising A Rhizomatic Revolution: Indignadas in Spain Occupy Wall Street: Harvesting the Salt of the Earth Changing the World in the Network Society Beyond Outrage, Hope: The Life and Death of Networked Social Movements Appendices

• ISBN: 978-0-7456-6284-8
• Editorial: Polity Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 28/09/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés