Twitter and Tear Gas

The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest

A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing Internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges.

To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti-Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. An incisive observer, writer, and participant in today's social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book the nuanced trajectories of modern protests - how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change.

Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with insightful analysis. She describes how the Internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that started in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul's Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture - and offer essential insights into the future of governance.

©2017 Zeynep Tufekci (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

One of the best books on social media and moments!

Highly recommend reading for anyone interested in social media and social movements. Definitely worth the time!

Most relevant political book at present.

This is the most relevant book for the current political climate. Amazing collection of insights into today's changing political environment.

Incredible book!

One of the most important books about democracy in an age with social media. Great reading. Very clear. Highly recommend.

provides analytical rigor to disparate aspects

integrates a ton of complex material in a compelling and coherent manner. a must read to understand how digital developments do and do not change the practice of politics.

I recommend it for activists, people interested

I recommend it for activists, people interested in protest movement
Good and simple to listen by