The wave of protests that swept through the Arab world last year – what we all call the “Arab Spring” – involved various methods of mobilization and communication of citizens that have since led to region-wide, progressive instances of revolutionary upheaval.  At MAP, we’ve of course been paying most attention to the use of digital [...]

With the help of Eric Tyler, I’ve pulled out a few more “Best of” posts from our (last) year of blogging (oops, we’re a few days into 2012, but we’re making this work!): Will Facebook Delete Sarah Lou’s Account? What happens when activists using pseudonyms are asked (or forced?) to use their real names on social [...]

Whether you agree with the rioters in London or not (I don’t, and I think it’s a colossal waste of time, a disruption of society, and unnecessarily destructive, but that’s just me… I also hated when my own beloved Red Sox fans ripped apart the Fenway area after the Sox won the ALCS in 2004), digital [...]

This year has been a good one for us: we started in January, began work on our Global Digital Activism Data Set (GDADS), formed a great Advisory Board, and launched our book, Digital Activism Decoded. We thought we’d end the year with a list of some of our top-read posts, hope you enjoy, and thanks [...]

Last week, The Guardian ran a piece called “Clicktivism is ruining leftist activism,” (12 August 2010) by Micah White.  The basis of it was that digital activism has been diminished to mere tallying of things like clicks, email subscribers, Facebook followers… you name it. While he offers a small glimmer of hope at the end, [...]

We’ve submitted a panel to SXSW, which is now in public voting stages.  If the topic below sounds like one that you’d like to hear, please consider voting for it on the Panel Picker.  Of course, if you know anyone else who might benefit from the topic, feel free to pass it along to them. [...]

We’re happy to announce that our book, Digital Activism Decoded: The New Mechanics of Change, is available on Amazon.com.  We’ve been giving you chapter excerpts for two months, and we hope you’ve enjoyed them. Now it’s time to enjoy the full content!

A theory of change for how digital activism could change the global politics of power.

Challenging advocacy groups to use the networking features of the Internet not only to connect with allied organizations and supporters but also to the corporate and political “targets” whose behavior they wish to change

Reframing digital activism more humbly as simply a “practical prosthetic” on pre-digital campaigning practices.