Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)

This thesis aims to bridge social movement studies with media and communication studies, taking the case study of the Arab Spring in Tunisia and combining quantitative and qualitative approach. Methodologically, this thesis integrates social network analysis with qualitative content analysis and sem...

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Autor: Pérez-Altable, Laura
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
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Palabra clave:Social movements
Social network analysis
Arab Spring
Tunisia
Movimientos sociales
Análisis de redes sociales
Primavera árabe
Túnez
316
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spelling Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)Pérez-Altable, LauraSocial movementsSocial network analysisArab SpringTunisiaMovimientos socialesAnálisis de redes socialesPrimavera árabeTúnez316This thesis aims to bridge social movement studies with media and communication studies, taking the case study of the Arab Spring in Tunisia and combining quantitative and qualitative approach. Methodologically, this thesis integrates social network analysis with qualitative content analysis and semi- structured interviews. The main objective is to give an account Tunisia’s digital network before and during the Arab Spring, along with its relationship with the social movement that characterized the Arab Spring in Tunisia. Overall, our research has identified a series of dynamics which determine the patterns of diffusion of information through digital networks. Our findings demonstrate that this networks tends to be highly participatory, but that it is also hierarchical, showing a power- law distribution. Nevertheless, this type of power distribution allows much information to spread quickly and reach a wide audience. Moreover, our study shows that the combination of online and offline networks was essential for the success of the Tunisian uprising.Esta tesis tiene el objetivo de proporcionar un puente entre las disciplinas de sociología y comunicación. Tomando como estudio de caso la primavera árabe en Túnez, esta investigación combina el enfoque cuantitativo y cualitativo. Metodológicamente en esta tesis se lleva a cabo un análisis de redes sociales, combinándolo con análisis de contenido cuantitativo y entrevistas semiestructuradas. El objetico principal es el de dar cuenta de la red digital de Túnez antes y durante la primavera árabe. En general, los resultados han identificado una serie de dinámicas que determinan los patrones de difusión de información a través de redes digitales. Nuestros resultados demuestran que estas redes tienden a ser más participativas, pero también jerárquicas. Esta estructura permite difundir más información en menor tiempo y llegar a un público más amplio. Por otra parte, nuestro estudio ha demostrado, además, que en nuestro caso de estudio resultó esencial la combinación de redes digitales y personales para el éxito de la primavera árabe en Túnez.Programa de doctorat en ComunicacióUniversitat Pompeu FabraDíaz Noci, JavierUniversitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Comunicació201720172016info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion354 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10803/401386TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)reponame:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Redinstname:CBUC, CESCAInglésL'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:www.tdx.cat:10803/4013862026-06-14T12:46:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)
title Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)
spellingShingle Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)
Pérez-Altable, Laura
Social movements
Social network analysis
Arab Spring
Tunisia
Movimientos sociales
Análisis de redes sociales
Primavera árabe
Túnez
316
title_short Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)
title_full Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)
title_fullStr Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)
title_full_unstemmed Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)
title_sort Social movements and network analysis: the case of Tunisia digital activism before and during the Arab Spring (2010-2011)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez-Altable, Laura
author Pérez-Altable, Laura
author_facet Pérez-Altable, Laura
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Díaz Noci, Javier
Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Comunicació
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Social movements
Social network analysis
Arab Spring
Tunisia
Movimientos sociales
Análisis de redes sociales
Primavera árabe
Túnez
316
topic Social movements
Social network analysis
Arab Spring
Tunisia
Movimientos sociales
Análisis de redes sociales
Primavera árabe
Túnez
316
description This thesis aims to bridge social movement studies with media and communication studies, taking the case study of the Arab Spring in Tunisia and combining quantitative and qualitative approach. Methodologically, this thesis integrates social network analysis with qualitative content analysis and semi- structured interviews. The main objective is to give an account Tunisia’s digital network before and during the Arab Spring, along with its relationship with the social movement that characterized the Arab Spring in Tunisia. Overall, our research has identified a series of dynamics which determine the patterns of diffusion of information through digital networks. Our findings demonstrate that this networks tends to be highly participatory, but that it is also hierarchical, showing a power- law distribution. Nevertheless, this type of power distribution allows much information to spread quickly and reach a wide audience. Moreover, our study shows that the combination of online and offline networks was essential for the success of the Tunisian uprising.
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