The Internet and the 15M Mobilizations in Spain: Continuities and Disruptions from the Global Justice Movement

This article provides an empirical analysis examining if and how the typology of adoption of ICTs could contribute to explain the continuities and disruptions of the organizational form of the mobilizations happening in Spain since May 15, 2011, in contrast to the one during the Global Justice Movement wave of mobilization early 2000s. The methodology is based on case studies, with interviews and participative observation, of the Barcelona acampada of 2011 as part of the 15M, and V European Social Forum as part of the Global Justice Movement. The analysis of the organizational form of the mobilization has considered a set of features: space, time, scope, and composition, and ultimately its impact on the scale of the mobilization, and the ability to influence the public debate