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14 Int'l Stud. J. 37 (2017-2018)
Digital Activism in Perspective: Palestinian Resistance via Social Media

handle is hein.journals/isudijo14 and id is 686 raw text is: Digital Activism in Perspective: Palestinian Resistance via Social Media Mahmood Monshipouri Theodore Prompichai Political activism manifests itself through a broad spectrum of tactics and strategies. In the wake of the 2011 Arab uprisings, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has witnessed the dissolution of authoritative regimes in addition to significant allowances and changes in overarching institutional structures. Within context of the 2011 uprisings and subsequent political changes seen in the region, this paper will explore the modem dimensions of political activism with respect to the Palestinian resistance movement. Facilitated by social media, the Palestinians have newly developed a distinct awareness that political activism and prolonged resistance can amount to tangible change. This essay will address whether social media platforms, and by extension the movements such platforms help to foster, serve to either enhance or constrain the Palestinian objective • Professor/Chair International Relations San Francisco State University, Visiting Professor UC- Berkeley mmonshipasfsu.edu •* San Francisco State University Research Assistant. teddyprompichaitgmail.com International Studies Journal (ISJ) / Vol. 14 / No. 4 / Spring 2018 / pp.37-57

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