{"id":6106,"date":"2016-05-09T03:09:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T03:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/introduction-to-human-rights\/?page_id=6106"},"modified":"2016-05-09T03:09:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T03:09:20","slug":"the-role-of-new-media-in-the-arab-spring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/introduction-to-human-rights\/modules-10-12\/module-twelve-human-rights-and-technology\/the-role-of-new-media-in-the-arab-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of New Media in the Arab Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the time of the Arab Spring, there was much discussion in western media about the role of social media in facilitating the uprisings. But was it as important as first suggested? The following paper provides a detailed analysis, and its findings may surprise you.\n<\/p>\n

Sean Aday and others, ‘New Media and Conflict After the Arab Spring’, United States Institute of Peace.’<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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\nThis completes the required activities for Module Twelve. You may choose to complete the Extension Activity, or to proceed to the ‘Assessment’ section of the website to complete your course assessments. <\/div>\n

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