The Gladwell article discusses revolutions, and how social media has affected them. Revolutions have happened without social media in the past. For example, the civil-rights movements occurred without the Internet and social media. Social media sites, such as Twitter or Facebook, have turned over customary relationships in political authority. These websites make it easier for the powerless to give voice to their worries, while also allowing this same group of people to collaborate, etc. For society, the Internet can be a strong tie if the person does not have any ties that are stronger.
Drezner asks many questions in his article. However, the key question is how does the information revolution affect the relationship between governments …show more content…
“The spread of information technology increases the fragility of information cascades that sustain the appearance of authoritarian control.” For civil society groups, this in turn creates opportunistic moments.
According to Dr. Windsor, the Internet is a very strong influence if an individual’s tie to social media is stronger than all other ties. In modern times there are various examples of the ties of social media and the Internet on people. Take for instance how ISIS/ISIL is recruiting new members throughout the United States and the world. The are using Internet and Twitter campaign. They are reaching out to younger people and talking to them via the Internet to convince them to join the group and travel to a select destination to fulfill what they view as the ultimate calling. This has reached lots of young people nation and worldwide. This problem is continuously on all of the news outlets. Young people being radicalized over the Internet is a huge problem in today’s society. ISIS/ISIL also used social media to portray what they are doing. They post videos of attacks, killing, kidnappings, and so on. Another example of social media impact is the Arab Spring. Protests during this time were arranged …show more content…
Throughout the article the main trend is “youth bulges”. What are youth bulges? They are ”large cohorts in the ages of 15-24 relative to the total adult population. ” They affect how susceptible countries are to political violence. It is presumed that these youth bulges will increase the chance of political violence. Jack A. Goldstone that the presence of a “youth bulge” has been associated with times of political unrest throughout history. There are three different forms of internal political violence. First, there is armed conflict. A contested conflict that involved a government or territory where there is a use of armed forces by both parties. Second, there is terrorism. Terrorism is the use of violence/intimidation in the pursuit of political or religious aims. Third, there are riots. They are a large display, and they can be a violent disturbance of peace. Youth bulges affect revolutions in many ways: mere size of youth cohorts, demographic dividends, economic growth, rapid expansion in higher education, lack of democracy, and urbanization. Each on of these components consists of its on hypothesis. Therefore, there are six hypotheses in all. A revolution is an aspect of modernization, and it can be defined as a rapid, fundamental, and violent domestic change in the dominant values and myths of a society in its political institutions, social structure, leadership, and government activity and
Drezner asks many questions in his article. However, the key question is how does the information revolution affect the relationship between governments …show more content…
“The spread of information technology increases the fragility of information cascades that sustain the appearance of authoritarian control.” For civil society groups, this in turn creates opportunistic moments.
According to Dr. Windsor, the Internet is a very strong influence if an individual’s tie to social media is stronger than all other ties. In modern times there are various examples of the ties of social media and the Internet on people. Take for instance how ISIS/ISIL is recruiting new members throughout the United States and the world. The are using Internet and Twitter campaign. They are reaching out to younger people and talking to them via the Internet to convince them to join the group and travel to a select destination to fulfill what they view as the ultimate calling. This has reached lots of young people nation and worldwide. This problem is continuously on all of the news outlets. Young people being radicalized over the Internet is a huge problem in today’s society. ISIS/ISIL also used social media to portray what they are doing. They post videos of attacks, killing, kidnappings, and so on. Another example of social media impact is the Arab Spring. Protests during this time were arranged …show more content…
Throughout the article the main trend is “youth bulges”. What are youth bulges? They are ”large cohorts in the ages of 15-24 relative to the total adult population. ” They affect how susceptible countries are to political violence. It is presumed that these youth bulges will increase the chance of political violence. Jack A. Goldstone that the presence of a “youth bulge” has been associated with times of political unrest throughout history. There are three different forms of internal political violence. First, there is armed conflict. A contested conflict that involved a government or territory where there is a use of armed forces by both parties. Second, there is terrorism. Terrorism is the use of violence/intimidation in the pursuit of political or religious aims. Third, there are riots. They are a large display, and they can be a violent disturbance of peace. Youth bulges affect revolutions in many ways: mere size of youth cohorts, demographic dividends, economic growth, rapid expansion in higher education, lack of democracy, and urbanization. Each on of these components consists of its on hypothesis. Therefore, there are six hypotheses in all. A revolution is an aspect of modernization, and it can be defined as a rapid, fundamental, and violent domestic change in the dominant values and myths of a society in its political institutions, social structure, leadership, and government activity and