Activists in the Data Stream

The Practices of Daily Grassroots Politics in Southern Europe

Alice Mattoni author Diego Ceccobelli author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bristol University Press

Published:2nd May '24

Should be back in stock very soon

Activists in the Data Stream cover

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-ND licence

This book pulls back the curtain on the link between activism, media and technology in the quiet times of politics when people are not protesting.

Introducing the novel concept of the ‘data stream', it explores the intricate ways in which activists interact daily with various types of data and how they navigate the impact of digitalization and datafication on today’s grassroots politics.

Through rich, empirical data from Greece, Spain and Italy, Activists in the Data Stream makes a nuanced contribution to our understanding of activists’ daily political engagement in an ever-changing media and political landscape.

“What is political activism like when the social media rush has evaporated? How do activists cope with social media pressures? Mattoni and Ceccobelli’s book provides original, sharp and well-grounded answers to these questions.” Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science

ISBN: 9781529239638

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256 pages