PRESSURE GROUPS IN NETWORK SOCIETY
PRESSURE GROUPS IN NETWORK SOCIETY
Author(s): Marcin Brol, Sławomir CzetwertyńskiSubject(s): Economy, Supranational / Global Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: pressure groups; network society; Internet
Summary/Abstract: In this article authors tries to demonstrate specific factors that affect functioning of Internet pressure groups. The main thesis is that the pressure groups of the virtual sphere increase its impact through the network effect and asynchrony of the Internet. To support a theory with facts, authors presented some pressure groups that has been active during anti-ACTA protests and political turmoil in north Africa, known as “Arab Spring”.
Journal: Ekonomia i Prawo. Economics and Law
- Issue Year: 12/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 309-320
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish