The Appearance of the Egyptian Revolution in Social Media.

      Аннотация: The Appearance of the Egyptian Revolution in Social Media is a thorough study that focuses on the events of the Arab Spring and the political movements of 2013 in Egypt in relation to social media. It concludes how globalisation and the new media influenced the Egyptian society and its effect on grass-root movements. The interviews with the new generation of Egyptian citizens reveal how millennials see social media in the current political context. This book leads the reader through the posts that appeared on social sites, explains how social media influenced the process of the revolution and the role it played in the democratic transition of the country. It gives an intriguing and unique insight into the memes of the revolution, in other words, the visual expressions of the protesters. This study is recommended to all the curious minds who wish to discover more about the Egyptian Revolution, social media, and the relation of these two elements.

Ключевые слова: Arab spring, Blog, Cairo, Citizen Journalism, communication, Democracy, Democratic transition, Egypt, Facebook, gatekeeping, Globalization, Internet, Media, meme, Middle East, new media, political movements, politics, Research, revolution, Social, Social Media, Sociology, Twitter, Viral, grass movements