ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARAB SPRING RIOTS Cover Image

ROLUL TEHNOLOGIILOR INFORMATICE ȘI DE COMUNICAȚII ÎN DESFĂȘURAREA REVOLTELOR DIN PRIMĂVARA ARABĂ
ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARAB SPRING RIOTS

Author(s): Cristea Dumitru
Subject(s): Military history
Published by: Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România
Keywords: Information technologies and communications; Arab Spring; Twitter Revolution; Facebook Revolution;

Summary/Abstract: Protesters’ actions during the Arab Spring have received the consistent support of the information technologies and communications. Although this element is not unique in the landscape of the popular protest movement of the last decade, the way it influenced the Arab riots drew the attention of both political analysts and security and internal security services of all states.Development and widespread of the information technologies and communications in countries where Islamic religious conservatism raises significant barriers to communication between people, allowed fluid movement of information between many users and an unexpected propagation environment for the popular dissatisfactions and claims.

  • Issue Year: 1/2012
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 10-16
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian
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