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Digital Activism: Social Movements in the Age of Digitalization

Dijital aktivizm: Dijitalleşme Çağının Toplumsal Hareketi

Fatma Davarcıoğlu Özaktaş(Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi)0000-0002-3528-8329
Pages
143–160
Publication Date
2025-06-30
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In this regard, the study has the potential to serve as a theoretical reference point for academic research on digital activism.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the fundamental concepts, characteristics and distinctions of digital activism from traditional activism, as well as the factors influencing its success, participation motivations, challenges and paradoxes.
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Key Findings & Data:Additionally, it evaluates the impact of integrating digital and physical actions on activism and analyzes the key elements determining success in this context.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this regard, the study has the potential to serve as a theoretical reference point for academic research on digital activism.
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⚙️Variables:DİJİTAL AKTİVİZM · TOPLUMSAL DÖNÜŞÜM · SOSYAL HAREKETLER

Abstract

This study examines the fundamental concepts, characteristics and distinctions of digital activism from traditional activism, as well as the factors influencing its success, participation motivations, challenges and paradoxes. Additionally, it evaluates the impact of integrating digital and physical actions on activism and analyzes the key elements determining success in this context. Emphasizing that digital activism is not merely a technological phenomenon but is shaped by social, political and communicative dynamics, the study provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the conditions of its effectiveness. The aim is to assess this complex phenomenon from a multidimensional perspective. In this regard, the study has the potential to serve as a theoretical reference point for academic research on digital activism.

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Çalışma dijital aktivizmin temel kavramlarını, özelliklerini, geleneksel aktivizmden farklarını, başarıya etki eden faktörlerini, katılım motivasyonlarını, karşılaştığı zorlukları ve paradoksları incelemektedir. Ayrıca, dijital ve fiziksel eylemlerin bütünleşmesinin aktivizm üzerindeki etkisini değerlendirmekte ve bu bağlamda başarıyı belirleyen unsurları incelemektedir. Dijital aktivizmin sadece teknolojik bir olgu olmadığı, toplumsal, politik ve iletişimsel dinamiklerle şekillendiği vurgulanarak, dijital aktivizmin etkinlik koşullarına dair kapsamlı bir çerçeve sunulmaktadır. Amaç, bu karmaşık olguyu çok yönlü bir bakış açısıyla değerlendirmektir. Bu yönüyle çalışma, dijital aktivizm üzerine yapılan akademik araştırmalar için kuramsal bir referans oluşturma potansiyeline sahiptir.

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Özaktaş, F. D. (2025). Digital Activism: Social Movements in the Age of Digitalization. İzmir Yönetim Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: Özel Sayı Özel Sayı, 143–160. https://ajindex.com/articles/1337477

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