Digital Activism and the Global Middle Class

Name: Digital Activism and the Global Middle Class
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Digital Activism and the Global Middle ClassGeneration Hashtag\nAuthor(s): Lukas Schlogl\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032037233, 978-1032037233\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the causes of a growing wave of digital activism across developing countries, arguing that it is driven by social change, rather than technological advancement alone. Beginning with an investigation into the modernization of middle-income countries and its ramifications for political culture, the book examines large-scale social media protest during political controversies in Indonesia.\n\nThe book connects empirical evidence to classic theories of value change and political behaviour. It departs from a narrow digital divide framing whereby Internet access produces Internet activism. It introduces the concepts of digital self-expression and of middle-class struggles to capture the value-stratified nature of political engagement in the onl.