The role of social media as facilitator of contentious politics in Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorImran, Hina
dc.contributor.editorÇotuksöken, Betül
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:22:33Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:22:33Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesi, Rektörlüken_US
dc.description.abstractThe development of the Arab spring initiated a discourse in international media and scientific worid regarding possibility of similar occurrence in Pakistan. Some studies suggested that Pakistan is at the brink of an Arab style revolution given few similar features such as discontent on the present democratic government, economic situation, continuous state of war in the country and growth of internet and telecommunication. However many studies rejected this possibility stating the reasons such as low internet penetration rates, ethnic divide, corruption. ln this study l argue that the arguments framed for both judgments are flawed given the fact that Pakistan and Arab Spring countries are structurally different. Unlike most of the Arab Spring countries, Pakistan has a democratic government, a free media, a free judiciary and a strong army. These features make Pakistan a more suitable country for peaceful movements then bloody revolutions...en_US
dc.identifier.citationImran, H. (2013). The role of social media as facilitator of contentious politics in Pakistan. Çotuksöken, B. (ed.), International Communication studendts congress: Media, Youth and Their Future içinde (9-11 ss.). İstanbul: Maltepe Üniversitesi.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage11en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-975-6760-51-2
dc.identifier.startpage9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/5431
dc.identifier.volume3en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Communication studendts congress: Media, Youth and Their Futureen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryUlusal Konferans Öğesien_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.snmzKY07506
dc.subjectThe role of social mediaen_US
dc.subjectFacilitator of contentious politics in Pakistanen_US
dc.subjectArab springen_US
dc.subjectPakistanen_US
dc.subjectSocial mediaen_US
dc.titleThe role of social media as facilitator of contentious politics in Pakistanen_US
dc.typeConference Object
dspace.entity.typePublication

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