CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | György, Tamás |
|---|---|
| Title | Social Network Services as Tools for Online and Offline Activism: The Case of Egymillióan a Magyar Sajtószabadságért (One Million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary) |
| Summary | The purpose of this study is to investigate activism in an online environment, with a focus on assessing the social implications of the Internet, and especially the potential of the Internet for mobilization through social network sites. A major instance of collective action in Hungary 2010 was the ’One Million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary’ (EMS), which played an exceptionally important role in how the citizenry reacted to the political changes the country has been going through since the inception of the Conservative government of Viktor Orbán (2010-present). In my study I ask the following questions: in what ways do social networking sites shape new forms of participation? How does EMS function as an arena for discussion and debate and as a tool for organizing protests? In addressing the questions, I primarily rely on content analysis. |
| Supervisor | Stefania Milan |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/gyorgy_tamas.pdf |
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