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The aim of this chapter is to shed light on the use of the Internet in grassroots campaigns. Ideas from social movement theory are used as a theoretical framework. Three different cases, spanning a period of 8 years, are examined to find development patterns. The chapter concludes with a discussion of what impact technology used by grassroots movements has on modern politics.
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Berntzen, L., Rohde-Johannessen, M., Godbolt, J. (2014). Understanding Internet Use in Grassroots Campaigns: Internet and Social Movement Theory. In: Saeed, S. (eds) User-Centric Technology Design for Nonprofit and Civic Engagements. Public Administration and Information Technology, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05963-1_2
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