'Act now and sign our joint statement!' What role do online global group petitions play in transnational movement networks?

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1236-1253

  Strange, Michael ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

digital media; electronic repertoire of contention; Global Group Petitions; movement networks; online activism; sign on statement; transnational advocacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 81555205597     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443711422461     Document Type: Article

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