Dana Fischer refers to her article coming out soon in Information,
Communication and Society. It's part of a 4-article special CITASA section
on social mobilization -- we had so many good papers ont he subject that
ICS kindly gave us the extra space.

I am not sure if it is the next issue, but the page proofs have just been
sent back to the journal, so it should be imminent.

Barry Wellman, co-editor of special section

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In the past few years, I've had a few articles published that focus on
social movement mobilization and digital media (in particular social
networking websites) which might be of interest.  Here are the links to
download two of my papers:

"Digitizing Dharma: Computer-Mediated Mobilizations of Tibetan Buddhist
Youth," The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations,
Communities, and Nations, Volume 8, Issue 5 (2008), pp. 79-92. Download
at DigitizingDharma.pdf

Abstract: Prior to the advent of the Internet, e-mail, and other
information technologies, there was very little sustained communication
between Tibetan Buddhist youth living in Chinese-dominated Tibet and
their ethno-religious cohorts in the Diaspora. Recent years have
witnessed a dramatic expansion of global networks linked to the Tibetan
freedom movement, fueled in large measure by enhanced levels of
computer-mediated interactions between Tibetan youth and sympathetic
activists living in a wide variety of geographic locales. The role of
the Internet and other information technologies in stimulating and
facilitating cross-border political activism by Tibetan young people is
explored in depth by this paper. The ways in which youth-based social
movement organizations (SMOs) have framed the values, goals, and tactics
of the Tibetan freedom movement in cyberspace are assessed.
Computer-mediated discourses articulated by Tibetan teenagers and young
adults who were mostly born and raised in the Diaspora - dubbed
"Generation Exile" - are analyzed and compared to that of older
activists in the movement. The subject matter of SMO websites and
selected excerpts from blogs, social networking sites (e.g., MySpace,
Facebook), and other online interactions involving Tibetans and
interested parties are surveyed and evaluated.

"Online Jihadism for the Hip-Hop Generation: Mobilizing Diasporic Muslim
Youth in Cyberspace," The International Journal of Interdisciplinary
Social Sciences, Volume 2, Issue 4 (2007), pp.7-20. Download at
I07_9857_OnlineJihadismfortheHip-HopGeneration234_final1.pdf

Abstract: Prior to the widespread dissemination of the Internet and
other forms of computer-mediated communication, the vast majority of
Muslims in the West had very little if any sustained interaction with
pan-Islamic fundamentalist movements originating in the Middle East and
South Asia. Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of new
transnational networks linked to such movements, fueled in part by
enhanced levels of information exchanges and contact among Muslim teens
and young adults in cyberspace. The role that is played by social
networking sites in the negotiation, adoption, and diffusion of
youth-oriented collective identities tied to the radical Jihadist
movement, is the focus of this article. The primary subjects studied are
Muslim youth living in diaspora (i.e., geographically separated from
traditional Islamic "homelands" in the Middle East and South Asia). The
ways in which the values, beliefs, and goals of Jihadism are framed
online to appeal directly to hip-hop savvy diasporic Muslim young people
are assessed. Specific examples of Jihadist discourses found on MySpace
sites are surveyed and examined. The attempted micro-mobilization (i.e.,
targeted and interactive processes) of potential network supporters is
viewed in this context, with a special emphasis on the online
utilization of hip-hop music and video incorporating Jihadist themes.

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the first message.

In the past few years, I've had a few articles published that focus on
social movement mobilization and digital media (in particular social
networking websites) which might be of interest.  Here are the links to
download two of my papers:

"Digitizing Dharma: Computer-Mediated Mobilizations of Tibetan Buddhist
Youth," The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations,
Communities, and Nations, Volume 8, Issue 5 (2008), pp. 79-92. Download
at http://nas1.iccc.cc.ia.us/drissel/DigitizingDharma.pdf

Abstract: Prior to the advent of the Internet, e-mail, and other
information technologies, there was very little sustained communication
between Tibetan Buddhist youth living in Chinese-dominated Tibet and
their ethno-religious cohorts in the Diaspora. Recent years have
witnessed a dramatic expansion of global networks linked to the Tibetan
freedom movement, fueled in large measure by enhanced levels of
computer-mediated interactions between Tibetan youth and sympathetic
activists living in a wide variety of geographic locales. The role of
the Internet and other information technologies in stimulating and
facilitating cross-border political activism by Tibetan young people is
explored in depth by this paper. The ways in which youth-based social
movement organizations (SMOs) have framed the values, goals, and tactics
of the Tibetan freedom movement in cyberspace are assessed.
Computer-mediated discourses articulated by Tibetan teenagers and young
adults who were mostly born and raised in the Diaspora - dubbed
"Generation Exile" - are analyzed and compared to that of older
activists in the movement. The subject matter of SMO websites and
selected excerpts from blogs, social networking sites (e.g., MySpace,
Facebook), and other online interactions involving Tibetans and
interested parties are surveyed and evaluated.

"Online Jihadism for the Hip-Hop Generation: Mobilizing Diasporic Muslim
Youth in Cyberspace," The International Journal of Interdisciplinary
Social Sciences, Volume 2, Issue 4 (2007), pp.7-20. Download at
http://nas1.iccc.cc.ia.us/drissel/I07_9857_OnlineJihadismfortheHip-HopGe
neration234_final1.pdf

Abstract: Prior to the widespread dissemination of the Internet and
other forms of computer-mediated communication, the vast majority of
Muslims in the West had very little if any sustained interaction with
pan-Islamic fundamentalist movements originating in the Middle East and
South Asia. Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of new
transnational networks linked to such movements, fueled in part by
enhanced levels of information exchanges and contact among Muslim teens
and young adults in cyberspace. The role that is played by social
networking sites in the negotiation, adoption, and diffusion of
youth-oriented collective identities tied to the radical Jihadist
movement, is the focus of this article. The primary subjects studied are
Muslim youth living in diaspora (i.e., geographically separated from
traditional Islamic "homelands" in the Middle East and South Asia). The
ways in which the values, beliefs, and goals of Jihadism are framed
online to appeal directly to hip-hop savvy diasporic Muslim young people
are assessed. Specific examples of Jihadist discourses found on MySpace
sites are surveyed and examined. The attempted micro-mobilization (i.e.,
targeted and interactive processes) of potential network supporters is
viewed in this context, with a special emphasis on the online
utilization of hip-hop music and video incorporating Jihadist themes.