2015/04/13 by Luiz Antônio Jóia · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Social Media and Politics #E-Government and Public Services #Impact of Technology on Adolescents #Social unrest #Social media #Unrest #Scope (computer science) #Context (archaeology) #Social movement #The Internet #Movement (music) #Set (abstract data type) #Inequality #Order (exchange) #Politics #Social change #Sociology #Political science #Development economics #Public relations #Economic growth #Economics #Geography #Computer science
paper · doi:10.1080/02681102.2015.1027882
openalex publication_date 2015/04/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/04/21
The scope of this article is to describe and analyze the “20 Cents Movement” in Brazil that flared up in June 2013, as well as the important role the social network sites played in spreading this unrest nationwide. The Internet and social media context in Brazil is set forth and the brief history of the “20 Cents Movement” is unveiled. The dynamics of these uprisings in Brazil is then examined and interpreted in order to understand how important social media were in fomenting this movement. Lastly, lessons learnt and recommendations for policy-makers are outlined such that they can better understand the consequences and unexpected ripple effects arising from the intense use of social network sites in nations marked by major social, economic, political and digital inequalities.