Activism beyond the streets: Examining social media usage and youth activism in the Philippines

IF 1 4区 社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES Asian Journal of Social Science Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ajss.2023.04.006
K.N.M. Agojo , M.F.J. Bravo , J.A.C. Reyes , J.A.E. Rodriguez , A.M.A. Santillan
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Activism has gone beyond the streets. Not only has social media connected billions of people worldwide, but it has also provided opportunities for activists to reach a broader audience and altered the way political participation is exercised. This paper will apply the uses and gratifications framework and seek to understand how young Filipino activists utilize social media platforms amid two critical junctures: a strongman at the helm of the government and a virus that has been inundating the world with uncertainties. Three general points will be discussed: digital activism before and during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte; utility of social media platforms in the contemporary period; and the perils and limitations of digital activism. Further explorations of the digital environment are imperative, particularly on how it can be maximized for more meaningful engagements and reduce, if not eliminate, its deleterious impacts.

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街头之外的行动主义:检视菲律宾的社交媒体使用与青年行动主义
行动主义已经超越了街头。社交媒体不仅将全球数十亿人联系在一起,还为活动人士提供了接触更广泛受众的机会,并改变了政治参与的方式。本文将运用“使用与满足”的框架,试图了解年轻的菲律宾活动人士如何在两个关键时刻利用社交媒体平台:一个是政府的强人掌权者,另一个是让世界充斥不确定性的病毒。将讨论三个要点:罗德里戈·杜特尔特(Rodrigo Duterte)担任总统之前和期间的数字激进主义;当代社会媒体平台的使用以及数字行动主义的危险和局限性。对数字环境的进一步探索势在必行,特别是如何将其最大化,以实现更有意义的参与,并减少(如果不能消除)其有害影响。
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期刊介绍: The Asian Journal of Social Science is a principal outlet for scholarly articles on Asian societies published by the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore. AJSS provides a unique forum for theoretical debates and empirical analyses that move away from narrow disciplinary focus. It is committed to comparative research and articles that speak to cases beyond the traditional concerns of area and single-country studies. AJSS strongly encourages transdisciplinary analysis of contemporary and historical social change in Asia by offering a meeting space for international scholars across the social sciences, including anthropology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. AJSS also welcomes humanities-oriented articles that speak to pertinent social issues. AJSS publishes internationally peer-reviewed research articles, special thematic issues and shorter symposiums. AJSS also publishes book reviews and review essays, research notes on Asian societies, and short essays of special interest to students of the region.
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