ABSTRACT
Cyberactivism is a timely collection of essays examining the growing importance of online activism. The contributors show how online activists have not only incorporated recent technology as a tool for change, but also how they have changed the meaning of activism, what community means, and how they conceive of collective identity and democratic change. Topics addressed range from the Zapatista movement's use of the web to promote their cause globally to the establishment of alternative media sources like indymedia.org to the direct action of "hacktivists" who disrupt commercial computer networks. Cyberactivism is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the impact of the Internet on politics today.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|92 pages
Cyber-Social Movements Emerging Online
chapter 3|25 pages
Classifying Forms of Online Activism
chapter 4|18 pages
The Radicalization of Zeke Spier
part II|91 pages
Theorizing Online Activism
chapter 7|20 pages
Mapping Networks of Support for the Zapatista Movement
chapter 8|21 pages
Identifying with Information
part III|72 pages
Cautionary Readings of Community, Empowerment, and Capitalism Online