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Open Access Journal | ISSN: 2183-2439

Protesting While Polarized: Digital Activism in Contentious Times

Academic Editors: Homero Gil de Zúñiga (University of Salamanca / Pennsylvania State University / Diego Portales University), Isabel Inguanzo (University of Salamanca), and Alberto Ardèvol-Abreu (Universidad de La Laguna)

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Contentious Politics in a Digital World: Studies on Social Activism, Protest, and Polarization
Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Isabel Inguanzo and Alberto Ardèvol-Abreu
Editorial | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022
States vs. Social Movements: Protests and State Repression in Asia
Josephine Lukito, Zhe Cui, An Hu, Taeyoung Lee and Joao V. S. Ozawa
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022
Another Violent Protest? New Perspectives to Understand Protest Coverage
Valentina Proust and Magdalena Saldaña
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022
Conspiracy Beliefs, Misinformation, Social Media Platforms, and Protest Participation
Shelley Boulianne and Sangwon Lee
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022
Far-Right Digital Activism in Polarized Contexts: A Comparative Analysis of Engagement in Hashtag Wars
Viktor Chagas, Rodrigo Carreiro, Nina Santos and Guilherme Popolin
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022
Polarization of Deliberative and Participatory Activists on Social Media
Azi Lev-On
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022
Social Media and Contentious Action: The Use and Users of QQ Groups in China
Zixue Tai
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022
WhatsApp, Polarization, and Non-Conventional Political Participation: Chile and Colombia Before the Social Outbursts of 2019
Andrés Scherman, Nicolle Etchegaray, Magdalena Browne, Diego Mazorra and Hernando Rojas
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022
Examining the Role of Online Uncivil Discussion and Ideological Extremity on Illegal Protest
Bingbing Zhang, Isabel Inguanzo and Homero Gil de Zúñiga
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 October 2022