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Framing for mobilization: Content analysis of the Farmers protest’s social media commentary

Kyyrö, Noora LU (2021) STVK12 20211
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This study examines collective action frames visible in the social media commentary of the ongoing Farmers’ protest in India. It addresses the theoretical and critical questions about social media’s role in the 21st century social movements as well as how framing contributes to mobilization and overcoming the collective action problem. Previous studies have advocated both for and against using social media as a tool to encourage collective action as well as underscored the importance of framing in mobilization. In this thesis, these theoretical arguments are combined and social media’s applicability for discussing collective action frames is analysed. The content analysis of 1400 comments on the Kisan Ekta Morcha’s Facebook page indicates... (More)
This study examines collective action frames visible in the social media commentary of the ongoing Farmers’ protest in India. It addresses the theoretical and critical questions about social media’s role in the 21st century social movements as well as how framing contributes to mobilization and overcoming the collective action problem. Previous studies have advocated both for and against using social media as a tool to encourage collective action as well as underscored the importance of framing in mobilization. In this thesis, these theoretical arguments are combined and social media’s applicability for discussing collective action frames is analysed. The content analysis of 1400 comments on the Kisan Ekta Morcha’s Facebook page indicates that social media sites can offer opportunities for the general public to engage themselves in the mobilization task of social movements through framing of societal issues. These findings are especially promising for contexts where the mainstream media and/or government is known to advocate against dissident ideas. (Less)
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author
Kyyrö, Noora LU
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organization
course
STVK12 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
India, Social movements, Mobilization, Framing, Social media
language
English
id
9046533
date added to LUP
2021-07-06 11:22:14
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2021-07-06 11:22:14
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  abstract     = {{This study examines collective action frames visible in the social media commentary of the ongoing Farmers’ protest in India. It addresses the theoretical and critical questions about social media’s role in the 21st century social movements as well as how framing contributes to mobilization and overcoming the collective action problem. Previous studies have advocated both for and against using social media as a tool to encourage collective action as well as underscored the importance of framing in mobilization. In this thesis, these theoretical arguments are combined and social media’s applicability for discussing collective action frames is analysed. The content analysis of 1400 comments on the Kisan Ekta Morcha’s Facebook page indicates that social media sites can offer opportunities for the general public to engage themselves in the mobilization task of social movements through framing of societal issues. These findings are especially promising for contexts where the mainstream media and/or government is known to advocate against dissident ideas.}},
  author       = {{Kyyrö, Noora}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Framing for mobilization: Content analysis of the Farmers protest’s social media commentary}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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