Dr Ting covers the following questions: How did people organise collective action before the advent of the Internet? How do digital technologies change the way we organise collective action? How …
Read this article, and then use it to think about the question below. Rebecca Stein on War in the Smartphone Age This short article describe specific instances of using social …
Listen to this podcast which is based on the Knowledge@Wharton radioshow. Why Social Media Is the New Weapon in Modern Warfare What is an on-line battlefield? Why is social media …
After learning about militainment, here you will get an opportunity to look at alternative computer games – games that challenge the logic of “first person shooter” game which prioritises the …
The video describes what cyber attacks are and the dangers they can present in real life – whether it is to personal information, or travel, safety, and even service and …
In this video, Dr Adi will first introduce different types of digital wars and their impact on social perceptions of conflict: drone warfare, and cyberwarfare. She will then describe wars …
What is digital politics? Broadly speaking, it is the intersection of digital technologies and forms of political engagement. To get a better idea of what digital politics is, consider the …
In the world of hashtag protest, cyberwars, fake news and algorithmic biases, the topic of Digital Politics is both timely and exciting. Located at the intersection of international relations, political …
An introduction to the Cambridge Analytica Style Model, a typical example of the application of digital technologies in a political campaign. When does the power of algorithms become a threat …
Digital technologies transform political campaigns. This week will cover Learning Outcome 4 – Understanding changes brought to political campaigns by digital technologies and gaining a critical understanding of the rise …
Congratulations. We are now at the end of Week 3. Our focus this week was on digital activism and the opportunities and challenges brought by digital technologies to the organisation …
This article presents three ideal types of large-scale networks prominent in contemporary social movements and illustrates the logic of connective and collective actions and the difference between them. Read this …
You have come to the end of this short course, Digital Politics. If you’ve enjoyed this course, you may be interested in applying for our postgraduate programmes at Manchester Metropolitan …
The Cambridge Analytica scandal involved the use and application of data from Facebook users in political campaigns without their explicit consent. These articles use the Cambridge Analytica model to explore …
Digital technologies shape activism. This week will cover Learning Outcome 3 – Becoming familiar with existing debates on the change digital technologies bring to activism. We will look at how …