This book brings into focus the relationship between Internet development, youth activism, cyber resistance, and political participation.

• Foreword


• Acknowledgements


• I. Introduction: On Digital Contention and Everyday Life


• II. The Mirage of Progress: A Nation's Unfulfilled Promise


• III. A Crisis of Authority: Offline Activism and Simmering Discontent


• IV. Cyber Activism Comes of Age: Activists, Diasporas and Networks


• V. The Politicization of the Blogosphere: When Diarists Become Activists


• VI. The Battle over Internet Control: From the Web to the Street


• VII. Mediatizing the Revolution: The Appeal of Social Networks


• VIII. Post-Revolutionary Dynamics: Changes and Challenges


• Appendix


• Notes


• References


• Index

Mohamed Zayani is Associate Professor of Critical Theory at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar and Director of the Media and Politics Program.