Media and Social Conflict

Post-Seattle movements share two important characteristics: First these social movements emerged as a reaction to neo-liberal policies that gave rise to a number of negative outcomes such as increasing economic and social inequality. Second new information and communication technologies (ICTs) and tools played an essential role in terms of communication data verification and mobilization in these movements. “Media and social conflict” hopes to shed some light on the growing relationship between contemporary social movements and online participatory media by focusing on the Turkish experience.