Why small things matter? The micro-dynamics of informational cascades in North Africa

Why do some symbolic acts of protest trigger mass mobilization while others do not? Why did riots following the public suicide of a young street vendor humiliated by local authorities in the Tunisian city of Monastir in March 2010 fail to escalate into mass mobilization while a quasi-identical event...

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Main Author: Mekouar, Merouan
Other Authors: Khalid Medani (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2013
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=119446