Social media in the 2011 Egyptian uprising

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 266-292

  Brym, Robert ^a   Godbout, Melissa ^a   Hoffbauer, Andreas ^a   Menard, Gabe ^a   Zhang, Tony Huiquan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arab Spring; Egypt; High risk activism; Middle East; Social media; Social movements

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; POLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; NARRATION; POLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927567479     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.12080     Document Type: Article

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