2013/10/10 by Nezar AlSayyad, Muna Guvenc · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Global Urban Networks and Dynamics #Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts #Public Spaces through Art
paper · doi:10.1177/0042098013505881
openalex publication_date 2013/10/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/02
This article analyses the geography of urban uprising during the so-called Arab Spring, with a focus on the relationship between its virtual and physical dimensions. To enhance understanding of contemporary social movements, it pays particular attention to the interwoven relationship between the social media that now organise gatherings and communicate political messages, the practices of protest in urban space and the magnifying power of global and national media. Using case studies from Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, it analyses the spatial and temporal aspects of recent protests and suggests that the reciprocal interaction between social media, urban space and traditional media does not simply reproduce relations between these actors, but also transforms them incrementally.