Social media in the Arab world : communication and public opinion in the Gulf states / edited by Barrie Gunter, Mokhtar Elareshi, Khalid Al-Jaber. - xv, 264 pages ; 23 cm. - Library of modern Middle East studies ; 189 . - Library of modern Middle East studies ; 189. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-257) and index.

Significance of Social Media in the Arab World / Role of Social Media as a Decisive Actor in Saudi Arabia / Arab Social Media: From Revolutionary Euphoria to Cyber Realism / Social Media and Unethical P2P Diplomacy in the Bahrain Uprising / Mobile Phone and Internet Usage in the GCC Region: University Students' Perspectives / Social Media Usage and the Changing Context in the United Arab Emirates / Women and Online Political Participation in Kuwait / New Media as Alternative Medium in the GCC Region / Social Media, Surveillance, and Spying in the Bahrain Uprising / Social Media and Political Change in the Gulf / Future of Social Media in the GCC Region / Mokhtar Elareshi -- Shubhada Chaudhary -- Omair Anas -- Marc Owen Jones -- Mokhtar Elareshi -- James Buie -- Fatima AlSalem -- Khalid Al-Jaber -- Marc Owen Jones -- Samah Ahmed -- Barrie Gunter. Machine generated contents note: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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Social media--Political aspects--Persian Gulf States--Congresses.
Social media.
Social Media
Neue Medien
Mobile Telekommunikation
Online-Community
Soziale Funktion
Öffentliche Meinung
Bürgerbeteiligung
Politische Beteiligung


Arab countries.
Arabische Staaten

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