Abstract
What characterizes the administrators (or admins) of social media groups dedicated to social change and protest against institutional injustices? The article analyses the characteristics of such admins using the activism for justice for Roman Zadorov in Israel as a case study. The findings demonstrate a phenomenon of ‘ad-hoc activism’: The background of the admins is heterogeneous, with most having no history of activism before their involvement in the activism for justice for Zadorov. In addition, these admins have negligible involvement other activism causes – they gather ‘ad hoc’ only through justice for Zadorov activism. The sociodemographic and other characteristics of the admins are discussed. Implications regarding the character of contemporary online activism and of the people leading it are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 183-196 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2023 |
Keywords
- group managers
- law and justice
- obstruction of justice campaigns
- protest
- social change
- social media
- social movements