Tuesday, May 21, 14h30-15h15, OECD Forum, moderated by Alessandro Bellantoni, Deputy Head of Division and Head of the Open Government Unit, Governance Directorate Friday, April 19, 15h-17h: Le séminaire d’analyse des Structures et des Processus Sociaux, Paris Sorbonne, Maison de la recherche 28 Rue Serpente 75006. Thursday, March 21,17h30-19h30: Le séminaire Etudier les cultures du […]
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Paris Spring Book Talks: “The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives”
By schradie on March 20, 2019 in Academia, Academic Publishing, Digital Activism, Digital Divide, Facebook, Journalism, Labor, My Talks, Silicon Valley, Social Movements, Sociology, Tea Party, The South, Twitter, Unions
The Digital Activism Gap – where social class, social media and social movements collide
By schradie on April 24, 2013 in Academia, Blogging, Digital Activism, Digital Divide, Facebook, Labor, Social Movements, Sociology, Tea Party, The South, Twitter, Unions
The Pew Internet & American Life Project released a report today on social media and politics. It’s no surprise to sociologists that their findings reflect structural inequalities. Perhaps it was a bit of a jolt to digital utopianists, though. Aaron Smith, the author of the Pew report, finds social class divisions with political activity in […]
Iron Law 2.0 – Digital Democracy or Hierarchy?
By schradie on September 11, 2012 in Academia, Digital Activism, Digital Divide, Labor, Social Movements, Sociology, Tea Party, The South
On Wednesday, September 12th at noon, I’ll be speaking in Chapel Hill at UNC’s Carroll Hall’s Freedom Forum Conference Center in a talk sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Department of Sociology. I’ll be talking about my latest research project: Does digital technology enable social movement organizations to be more democratic? In the […]