From the street to institutions through the appDigitally enabled political outcomes of the Spanish Indignados Movement

  1. Romanos, Eduardo 1
  2. Sádaba, Igor 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Revue:
Revista internacional de sociología

ISSN: 0034-9712

Année de publication: 2016

Titre de la publication: De la contienda política al cambio social. Repensando las consecuencias de los movimientos sociales y los ciclos de protesta

Volumen: 74

Número: 4

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3989/RIS.2016.74.4.048 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

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Résumé

This article examines the relationship between social movements’ digital democratic innovations and political parties through a case study based on the involvement of 15M activists in the creation and development of new political parties in Spain. By analyzing the impact of certain technological activist groups on the implementation of the movement’s demands in terms of mechanisms of participation and deliberation in the new parties through the use of digital technologies, we aim to evaluate the activists’ contribution to the transformation of formal politics and the deepening of democracy. In this sense, we explore the role of so-called ‘tech activists’ as mediators of political participation, and the digital repertoire of action they use. Sources used include various documents and websites as well as interviews with key informants and notes from participant observation in meetings and assemblies.

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This article is part of the project CSO2013-41035-P, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.

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