Social movements as information ecologies: exploring the coevolution of multiple Internet technologies for activism

Trere, Emiliano ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2496-4571 2012. Social movements as information ecologies: exploring the coevolution of multiple Internet technologies for activism. International Journal of Communication 6 , pp. 2359-2377.

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Abstract

This article applies the information ecology framework to explore Aula C, the headquarters of an Italian student collective that is part of the Anomalous Wave movement. It draws on a multimodal ethnography that includes participant observation and 17 semistructured interviews. Findings highlight the interrelationships among actors, practices, and technologies that constitute a system characterized by diversity, in which members of radical tech groups act as keystone species. By pointing out the coexistence and coevolution of activists and their tools, this article tries to overcome theorizations that do not consider the whole media environment with which activists interact. The newest application, it is shown, may in fact not be the most used technology for activism.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Publisher:	USC Annenberg Press
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 January 2025
Date of Acceptance:	1 September 2011
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2025 09:40
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/175326

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