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Communication Technology and Social Movements: Contributions of Computer Networks to Activism

This paper examines the contribution of computer-assisted communication and computer networks to the formation and functioning of social movements and collective behavior. Although the resources for data in this area are ideally suited to investigate some of the current issues and debates within the field of social movement scholarship, very little research has been directed toward understanding the processes of activist computer use and the results for social movements. I outline key characteristics of computer-mediated communication that have ramifications for social movements and identify potentially fruitful areas for research using the activist computer forum. Keywords: computing, technology, networks, social movements, activism.

Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 12, No. 2, 250-260 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/089443939401200209


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