ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at sociopolitical cyberconflicts, providing an explanation of the forms and types of this kind of conflict and discussing instances of it, such as the anti-globalization movement. It also includes an extensive examination of Chinese cyberdissidents and the Chinese government’s cyberstrategies, as well as a brief look at internet censorship and dissidents internationally. The main argument of the chapter is that groups involved in sociopolitical cyberconflicts use the internet as an organizational and mobilizational resource, attempting to reframe issues and take advantage of the openings of the political opportunity structures offered by new communication technologies. Lastly, the examples will be explicitly linked with the proposed integrated theoretical framework.
