Influence of Social Media on Social Movements during the Arab Spring: Example of Egypt and Tunisia

Seckin Can Aydogan

Diplomová práce

Anotace:

The Arab Spring was a civil commotion, that started in Tunisia in 2011, and which subsequently spread to other Arab countries in time. The revolts started with basic reasons such as repressive regime and financial difficulties have affected the entire Middle East in time. A key consideration in the spread and organization of the Arab Spring is the phenomenon of social media, which sped up the organizing and gathering of people. In this research, the events developed in Tunisia and Egypt will be discussed in the scope of Arab Spring and the role of the social media phenomenon will be examined. The social media should be considered as a means speeding up the gathering of people, not as a means starting and escalating the uprisings. Adding social media to the reasons of Arab Spring would mean that the incident is assessed very superficially because the rebellion of the people was caused by the restricted freedoms, rights and financial difficulties, not the messages in the social media.

Abstract:

The Arab Spring was a civil commotion, that started in Tunisia in 2011, and which subsequently spread to other Arab countries in time. The revolts started with basic reasons such as repressive regime and financial difficulties have affected the entire Middle East in time. A key consideration in the spread and organization of the Arab Spring is the phenomenon of social media, which sped up the organizing and gathering of people. In this research, the events developed in Tunisia and Egypt will be discussed in the scope of Arab Spring and the role of the social media phenomenon will be examined. The social media should be considered as a means speeding up the gathering of people, not as a means starting and escalating the uprisings. Adding social media to the reasons of Arab Spring would mean that the incident is assessed very superficially because the rebellion of the people was caused by the restricted freedoms, rights and financial difficulties, not the messages in the social media.

Klíčová slova

Arab Spring, Freedom, Social Media, Oppressive regime, Public uprisings

Keywords

Freedom, Public uprisings, Social Media, oppressive regime, Arab Spring

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 20. 9. 2018

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 16. 1. 2020
• Vedoucí: Jan Martin Rolenc
• Oponent: Pavel Přikryl

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy / International and Diplomatic Studies