CFP: Understanding and Examining the Digital Advocacy Pioneers (University of Portsmouth )
Understanding and Examining the Digital Advocacy Pioneers Dates: Thursday, 6 September — Friday, 7 September 2018 Location: University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Convenors: Dr James Dennis (University of Portsmouth) and Dr Nina Hall (Johns Hopkins University) Sponsored by the Transnational Civil Society Project at the University of Portsmouth and the Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group. Description and Objective A new generation of digital advocacy organizations have emerged around the world including: 38 Degrees in the UK, MoveOn in the US; GetUp! in Australia and Amandla.Mobi in South Africa. These organizations all share the same basic organizational form: they are progressive, multi-issue, and membership-driven. These organizations are at the forefront of digital campaigning. They are pioneering the use of new technologies — be it WhatAapp, analytics, or Facebook — to rapidly mobilise people online and offline. The activism fostered by these groups has fundamentally changed how groups mobilise […]