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http://dx.doi.org/10.7472/jksii.2014.15.1.89

Understanding the Roles and Limitations of SNS for Network Social Movements: A Case Study of "Save Jeju Island" Movement in South Korea  

Chae, Younggil (Department of Media and Communication, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
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Journal of Internet Computing and Services / v.15, no.1, 2014 , pp. 89-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
Since the Arab spring in 2010, SNS prompted discussions about the roles to organize collective actions. First of all, mobile media and SNS help to mobilize both on and offline social movement, second, to create new forms of collective actions, third, to organize social movement organizations across the world, fourth, to empower movement participants to develop new collective identities. On the other hand, the same technologies also hinder social movements from developing continuity and dedication. In addition, the problems of digital divide might aggravate the divisive process to organize collective actions across the world. This research is built on these ongoing arguments about the potentials and limitations of new media technologies. In particular, this research tries to move beyond the confrontational approaches to the media through the case study of Save The Jeju Island social movements on Facebook. The movement SNS on Facebook aims to provide as well as organize international SMOs and activists that might help deeper understandings on the potentials and limitations of online communication strategies for global social movements.
Keywords
SNS; Social media; Global social movements; Intranational solidarity; Save Jeju Island;
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