Media and collective action in Greece: From indignation to solidarity

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Prentoulis, Marina and Kyriakidou, Maria (2019) Media and collective action in Greece: From indignation to solidarity. International Journal of Communication, 13. pp. 22-40. ISSN 1932-8036

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Abstract

This article explores the role of media and communication processes in the organization of collective action in Greece in the context of the Aganaktismeni (Indignant) protests and subsequent solidarity networks. Theoretically, the article employs the concept of communication ecology to highlight the complex network of media platforms in which collective action is embedded. The concept allows us to explore collective action both within the specific cultural and political environment in Greece as well as beyond specific moments of political mobilization and across time. Based on interviews with activists from various solidarity networks in Athens, we discuss the use of media and unmediated communication practices employed for the organization and mobilization of collective action. We argue that these practices need to be explored beyond the moment of protest in order to better understand how collective action moves across social and political sites.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: collective action,collective identity,communication ecology,protests,social movements,solidarity networks,communication ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3315
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies
Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 14 Nov 2018 10:31
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2023 09:50
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/68883
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