Abstract

The Role of Social Movements in the Governance of ICT Commons in Times of Crisis

Highlights

  • ICTs transform the ways in which citizens demonstrate, protest and collaborate

  • In this paper, we focus on social movements that have emerged in Europe since the outbreak of the crisis

  • The diachronous perspective concerns the historical evolution of social movements by focusing on the common core that the movements share over time and across borders, as well as the social conditions that alter their dynamics

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Summary

Introduction

ICTs ( social media) transform the ways in which citizens demonstrate, protest and collaborate. With the use of digital technologies, publics increase their autonomy, join local or global networks and develop robust social bonds. Even though these networks consist of people with different. 2 aims and incentives, they are based on a sense of belonging and promote solidarity and cooperation among their members. Under these circumstances, individuals prepare the background and create the conditions towards direct democracy for both themselves and the generations

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