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Cyberprotest:
Environmental activism online
(isbn
0-7910-6394-9)
Manchester University Press, 2003
Download a PDF of the final draft copy here
Cyberprotest is an exploration of contemporary
radical internet activism in Britain. It investigates
the context, tensions and outcomes of environmentalists'
use of the internet. Examining a wide variety of groups
- from radical direct action protesters to the political
lobbying of Friends of the Earth - it allows activists
to speak of their experiences, challenges and
innovations, providing a unique insight into the
workings of frontline activism. Internet use in all
levels of activism - from long-running campaigns to
short-term intense tactics - is analysed in the quest to
determine the value of this much-hyped technology.
The book documents the negotiations and achievements
of environmentalists both in dealing with the tensions
of using environmentally damaging technology and in
avoiding surveillance and counterstrategies. It also
examines how they use the internet in a participatory
manner, to aid mobilisation and to add to their tactical
repertoire. It reflects upon the implications of these
uses for political campaigning and identifies emerging
trends in the forms and processes of the environmental
movement.
This book will appeal to those interested in politics
and the environment or who have a concern for the
politics of the internet and activism.
Contents
Introduction
1. Politics, social movements and technology
2. Negotiating the tensions of
techno-environmentalism
3. Inclusivity and changing organisational forms
4. Mobilisation, solidarity and network cohesion
5. Electronic tactics and digital alternative media
6. Online surveillance and counterstrategies
7. Cyberprotest: A new politics of protest?
234x156mm 224pp
HB 0-7190-6394-9
£45.00
Order online at www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
Last updated:
4th July 2007
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