Opening Closed Regimes: What was the Role of Social Media during the Arab Spring?

Howard, Philip
Duffy, Aiden
Freelon, Deen
Hussain, Muzammil M.
Mari, Will
Maziad, Marwa

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January 2011

DOI

10.2139/ssrn.2595096

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1556-5068

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English

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196

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Social media played a central role in shaping political debates in the Arab Spring. A spike in online revolutionary conversations often preceded major events on the ground. Social media helped spread democratic ideas across international borders.National Science Foundationhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/117568/1/2011_Howard-Duffy-Freelon-Hussain-Mari-Mazaid_PITPI.pd

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