The Arab Spring in Egypt: the Role of Social Media.

      Аннотация: Social network platforms are tools, which are not just utilized for entertainment, but also serve as a multiple purpose tool in other areas, including politics. Egyptians have utilized these tools to communicate, coordinate, and bring about mass protests, since 2010. Drawing on the theoretical concepts of the public sphere and communicative action of Habermas, with the new public sphere and network society this work examines the role of SNSs during the Arab Spring in Egypt. The lit review assumes that SNSs are causes of political upheavals. The article, however, argues that the SNSs are simply an instrument for communication and mobilization of people in the Egyptian 25th January political uprising.

Ключевые слова: Arab Spring, Revolutions, Political Comunications, Public Spheres, Social Network Platforms, Social Mobilization