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The Role of Social Media in the ‘Syrian Uprising’

The Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People

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Title The Role of Social Media in the ‘Syrian Uprising’
 
Creator Ahmad, Araz Ramazan
Hamasaeed, Nazakat Hussain Hamasaeed Hussain
 
Subject Social Sciences
Social media, Arab spring. Uprisings. New technology
Social media
 
Description This paper, which is entitled ‘The Role of Social Media in the ‘Syrian Uprising’ aimed to report on survey research conducted  which identify the role of played by social media  in the ‘Syrian Uprising’ Currently social media tools were good mediums of electronic communication among protesters in Syria. Further, it was a vital medium for spreading information such as photos, videos and documents about the revolution for national, regional and international spheres. This paper looked at the impact and relationship between protesters and Syrian people who used social media ,technology and the nature of its role in the ‘Syrian Uprising ‘ as well as the study has made a controversial argument between different views of scholars about the subject and its case. This paper has interviewed 30 protesters inside Syria through a survey.This study, demonstrate the appeal that social media can have both positive and negative points in the ‘Syrian uprising’. 
 
Publisher Spiru Haret University
 
Contributor The University of Raparin
 
Date 2015-06-24
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
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Identifier http://ojs.spiruharet.ro/index.php/jedep/article/view/109
10.26458/jedep.v4i2.105
 
Source Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People; Vol 4, No 2 (2015); 39-48
2285-3642
 
Language eng
 
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