Media, Mobilization and the Umbrella Movement

Taylor & Francis

Media, Mobilization and the Umbrella MovementAuthor(s): Francis L. F. Lee\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138223097, 978-1138223097\nSynopsis\nThe Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong caught the worlds attention and imagination at the end of 2014. The 79-day occupation campaign took on some of the characteristics of the recent wave of large-scale protest movements around the world, including the prominent roles played by the media both conventional and digital in the mobilization and communication processes of the movement. \n\nThis edited volume, Media, Mobilization and the Umbrella Movement, brings together nine contributions which examine various aspects of the media-movement nexus, including the power of televised images to mobilize people, the role of social media in the insurgent public sphere, young activists social media strategies, media influence on citizens understanding of civil disobedience, the governm.