Facebook and Communicative Action: The Power of Social Media During the 2011 Egyptian Revolution

Social media had an impactful role in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Facebook as a public sphere space was used as a powerful tool to enhance communicative action among Egyptians, dissidents, and global observers. Drawing on the philosophical and theoretical notions of individuality and the responsib...

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Main Author: Bowerbank, Joel
Other Authors: Eid, Mahmoud
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24080
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-2971