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Tahrir 2011: Contested Dynamics of a Global Media Event

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Since December 2010, demonstrations and protests have spread across North Africa and the Middle East as pro-democracy movements have risen up against ruling autocrats, oppressive regimes and corrupt leaders. On 25 January 2011, the national Police Day, Egyptians gathered to protest, inspired by the Tunisian uprising. Street demonstrations grew into mass demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities. This revolutionary movement ousted Mubarak and his National Democratic Party from power in 18 days. These events have been prominently referred to as ‘The 25 January Revolution’, or the ‘Egyptian Revolution’ and, occasionally, in international media as ‘Social media revolution’ (cf. Aouragh and Alexander, 2011; Cook, 2011; Alexander, 2012; Castells, 2012; Khamis and Vaughn, 2012; Alasuutari, Qadir, and Creutz, 2013).

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  1. Johanna Sumiala
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  1. University of Wolverhampton, UK

    Bianca Mitu

  2. University of Bournemouth, UK

    Stamatis Poulakidakos

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Sumiala, J., Korpiola, L. (2016). Tahrir 2011: Contested Dynamics of a Global Media Event. In: Mitu, B., Poulakidakos, S. (eds) Media Events. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137574282_3

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